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Abbot of The Abbey of St Victor; Bishop of Marseilles; venerated as a Saint by the Eastern Orthodox Church; [2] descendant of Maurontius: Paulinus of Aquileia [3] 726 804 Urbitius (Urbez) 805 Martyrs of Iona [4] 806: Iona: 68 monks killed by Viking raiders Tarasius [5] 806 Bishop of Constantinople: Tanco (Tancho, Tatta) [6] 808 Bishop of Verden ...
Pages in category "9th-century Christian saints" The following 127 pages are in this category, out of 127 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. *
Each saint is said to have led an exemplary life and symbols have been used to tell these stories throughout the history of the Church. [2] A number of Christian saints are traditionally represented by a symbol or iconic motif associated with their life, termed an attribute or emblem , to identify them.
Each saint is said to have led an exemplary life and symbols have been used to tell these stories throughout the history of the Church. [2] A number of Christian saints are traditionally represented by a symbol or iconic motif associated with their life, termed an attribute or emblem , in order to identify them.
See also References External links Four Evangelists Main article: Four Evangelists The symbols of the four Evangelists are here depicted in the Book of Kells. The winged man, lion, eagle and bull symbolize, clockwise from top left, Matthew, Mark, John, and Luke. Saint Symbol Matthew winged man or angel Mark winged lion Luke winged bull John eagle The Apostles Main article: Apostles in the New ...
9th-century Christian saints (1 C, 128 P) 0–9. 10th-century Christian saints (1 C, 99 P) 11th-century Christian saints (147 P) 12th-century Christian saints (3 C ...
In the late Roman Republic, the Tironian notes were developed possibly by Marcus Tullius Tiro, Cicero's amanuensis, in 63 BC to record information with fewer symbols; Tironian notes include a shorthand/syllabic alphabet notation different from the Latin minuscule hand and square and rustic capital letters.
Ephrem the Syrian in the 4th century explained these two united letters stating that the tau refers to the cross, and the rho refers to the Greek word "help" (Βoήθια; proper spelling: Βoήθεια) which has the numerological value in Greek of 100 as the letter rho has. In such a way the symbol expresses the idea that the Cross saves. [13 ...