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Emblems of oitr Lord 



absolve and to bind j and thus, as it were, to open the 

 gates of heaven and of hell. 



S. James the Great. — A pilgrim's staff, with a 

 gourd attached to it ; also a scallop shell. 



S. Bartholomew. — His proper emblem is the flay- 

 ing knife by which he met his death. 



S. Matthew — as an Apostle, has a book, or a 

 purse, in allusion to his calling; as an Evangelist his 

 emblem is a man, because his gospel dwells more 

 particularly upon the human nature of our Lord. 



S. Luke. — A calf or young ox, the emblem of 

 sacrifice ; in allusion to his description of our Lord, 

 more especially in His priestly character. 



S. Simon. — A saw, or two or more fishes. 



S. JuDE. — A club or a ship. 



S. Hilary. — Usually represented with three books, 

 and with his feet on serpents; the books emblematical 

 of his opposition to Arianism, and the serpents of the 

 false doctrine he overthrew : he sometimes has a 

 Patriarchal Cross. 



S. Prisca. — Represented as a young girl, with a 



