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Description: The Borromean rings as a symbol of the Christian Trinity. Drawn from scratch (not scanned), based on an illustration in a 13th-century French manuscript found at Chartres, as reproduced in Didron's book "Christian Iconography" (1843).
English: Basic minimal (equilateral triangular) version of the "Shield of the Trinity" or "Scutum Fidei" diagram of traditional Christian symbolism, with translated English-language captions (in place of original Latin). See article Shield of the Trinity for further information on the diagram. Text was converted to paths for improved display.
This diagram consists of four nodes, generally circular in shape, interconnected by six links. The three nodes at the edge of the diagram are labelled with the names of the three persons of the Trinity, traditionally the Latin-language names, or scribal abbreviations thereof: The Father ("PATER"), The Son ("FILIUS"), and The Holy Spirit ("SPIRITUS SANCTUS").
Four versions of the "Shield of the Trinity" or "Scutum Fidei" diagram of traditional Christian Trinitarian symbolism, illustrating some variant depictions: 1. A shield-shaped version on red shield, attributed as the heraldic arms of God (or of the Trinity) in medieval England and France. See "The Heraldic Imagination" by Rodney Dennys.
Christian cross (basic Latin cross) interlinked with Borromean rings as a Trinity symbol. Date: 28 January 2011: Source: Own work - Self-made image modified from PD-image File:Marriage-cross-Christian-symbol.svg.
Symbol of the Christian Trinity, adapted from a 13th-century manuscript Linked triangles in the Marundeeswarar Temple The name "Borromean rings" comes from the use of these rings, in the form of three linked circles, in the coat of arms of the aristocratic Borromeo family in Northern Italy .
Baroque Trinity, Hendrick van Balen, 1620, (Sint-Jacobskerk, Antwerp) Holy Trinity, fresco by Luca Rossetti da Orta, 1738–39 (St. Gaudenzio Church at Ivrea). The Trinity is most commonly seen in Christian art with the Holy Spirit represented by a dove, as specified in the gospel accounts of the baptism of Christ; he is nearly always shown with wings outspread.
Although this is not its traditional title, this icon is sometimes called "Old Testament Trinity" because of its relationship to Genesis 18:1-15. In Genesis 18:1-15 three individuals appear to Abraham at the Oak of Mamre. The interpretation that this appearance is related to the Trinity is a Christian interpretation of the Hebrew scriptures.