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2. Category:Christian iconography - Wikipedia

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   Halo (religious iconography) Hand of God (art) Harrowing of Hell. Heavenly host. Hellmouth. Hetoimasia. Holy Girdle. Holy Kinship. Holy Spirit in Christian art.

3. Halo (religious iconography) - Wikipedia

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   Halo (religious iconography) A halo (from Ancient Greek ἅλως (hálōs) 'threshing floor, disk'; [ 1][ 2] also called a nimbus, aureole, glory, or gloriole ( Latin: gloriola, lit. 'little glory') is a crown of light rays, circle or disk of light [ 3] that surrounds a person in works of art. The halo occurs in the iconography of many ...

4. Religious images in Christian theology - Wikipedia

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   Religious images in Christian theology have a role within the liturgical and devotional life of adherents of certain Christian denominations. The use of religious images has often been a contentious issue in Christian history. Concern over idolatry is the driving force behind the various traditions of aniconism in Christianity .

5. Angels in Christianity - Wikipedia

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   A guardian angel is a type of angel that is assigned to protect and guide a particular person, group or nation. Belief in tutelary beings can be traced throughout all antiquity. The idea of angels that guard over people played a major role in Ancient Judaism. In Christianity, the hierarchy of angels was extensively developed in the 5th century ...

6. Angels in art - Wikipedia

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   Angels in art. Ezekiel's "chariot vision", by Matthaeus Merian (1593–1650), displaying several different types of angelic creatures. Angels have appeared in works of art since early Christian art, and they have been a popular subject for Byzantine and European paintings and sculpture. Normally given wings in art, angels are usually intended ...

7. Nativity of Jesus in art - Wikipedia

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   The artistic depictions of the Nativity or birth of Jesus, celebrated at Christmas, are based on the narratives in the Bible, in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke, and further elaborated by written, oral and artistic tradition. Christian art includes a great many representations of the Virgin Mary and the Christ Child.

8. List of angels in theology - Wikipedia

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   My help is God, of God's flock, Angel of Sagittarius Agiel: Zazel Christianity, Judaism, Islam Archangel, Seraph: The Intelligence Angels of all kinds, Guardian Angel of Saturn Ananiel: Christianity Watcher Storm of God, Angel of water, guard of the gates of the South Wind [1] Anush: Mandaeism Uthra Teacher of John the Baptist, miracle worker ...

9. Catholic art - Wikipedia

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   Catholic art is art produced by or for members of the Catholic Church. This includes visual art ( iconography ), sculpture, decorative arts, applied arts, and architecture. In a broader sense, Catholic music and other art may be included as well. Expressions of art may or may not attempt to illustrate, supplement and portray in tangible form ...