Christian Symbols
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Old Testament
The Tetragrammaton |
The Eye of God |
The Lord is My Light |
 The Seven-Branched Candlestick |
 Noah's Ark |
The Tablets of the Law |
 The Sacrifice of the Old Covenant |
 The Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit
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New Testament
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The Church as a Ship |
The Divine Meal |
The Word of God |
 Old and New Testaments |
The Epistles of St. Paul |
The Light Shines in Darkness |
The Vine and the Branches |
The Crown of Thorns |
 Two Columns from Milan |
 The Gospel Book Enthroned |
The Mercy Seat |
 The Holy Trinity |
The Holy Trinity |
The Holy Trinity |
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The Monogram
Chi Rho (Monogram of Christ) |
 Monogram from the Catacombs |
 Monogram of Christ with I-C (Jesus Savior) |
Sun-Disk Monogram |
Monogram of Jesus |
 Monogram of Jesus |
Jesus Christ Conquers |
The Four Evangelists |
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Evangelists and Angels
St. Matthew |
St. Mark |
St. Luke |
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 Archangel Michael |
 Archangel Gabriel |
Archangel Raphael |
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The Life of Jesus
The Nativity |
The Baptism |
The Temptation |
The Wedding at Cana |
Come Unto Me |
 Nine Beatitudes of the Sermon on the Mount |
The Feeding of the 5000 |
The Wise and Foolish Virgins |
Jesus and the Seventy |
The Last Supper |
The Washing of the Feet |
Jesus in Gethsemane |
The Flagellation |
The Crucifixion |
The Empty Cross |
 The Deposition |
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The Cross
Romanesque Consecration Cross |
Carolingian Cross |
Jesus Sends Forth the 12 |
Lord, Have Mercy |
Jerusalem Cross |
Cross from Quedlinburg |
 Cross from St. Ludger in Helmstedt |
 Rex-Lux-Dux-Pax King-Light-Lord-Peace |
 Tau Cross with Alpha and Omega |
 From a Romanesque Bell Christ and the Four Evangelists |
 Coptic Cross |
 Cross with Crown, Key, Sword, Hammer |
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Animal Symbols in the New Testament
 The Pelican, a symbol of Christ's sacrificial death |
 The Power of Darkness, Vanquished by Jesus Christ |
The Lamb That Was Slain |
 The Lamb of the Passion |
The Triumphant Lamb |
 Greek ICQUS (fish) |
The Fish (Jesus Christ, God's Son, Savior) |
The Heavenly Jerusalem |
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Graphic Images
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 Amate! = Love! |
 The Triceps (Nordic symbol of divine power) |
 Endless Knot (German symbol of eternity) |
Symbols of Christian Denominations >>
Images drawn by Rudolf Koch (1876-1934)
with the collaboration of Fritz Kredel (1900-1973)
From the book Christian Symbols (trans. Kevin Ahern; San Francisco: Arion Press, 1996).
According to the original wishes of the artist, with the permission of his estate, and due to the generosity of Andrew Hoyem (publisher of Arion Press), all 158 images in the published collection may be used freely and without permission. The following images were compiled by Prof. Felix Just, SJ, of Loyola Marymount University, and digitized by Patrick Caroll, a student assistant.
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