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• Fish, Symbolism of the — • The symbol itself may have been suggested by the miraculous multification of the loaves and fishes or the repast of the seven Disciples, after the Resurrection, on the shore of the Sea of Galilee, but its popularity among Christians was due… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Symbolism of the Fish —     Symbolism of the Fish     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Symbolism of the Fish     Among the symbols employed by the primitive Christians, that of the fish ranks probably first in importance. While the use of the fish in pagan art as a purely… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Ichthys — (sometimes spelled Ichthus, or Ikhthus, from Koine Greek: ἰχθύς, capitalized ΙΧΘΥΣ or ΙΧΘΥϹ) is the ancient and classical Greek word for fish. In English it refers to a symbol consisting of two intersecting arcs, the ends of the right side… …   Wikipedia

• Fish — are aquatic vertebrate animals that are typically ectothermic (previously cold blooded), covered with scales, and equipped with two sets of paired fins and several unpaired fins. Fish are abundant in the sea and in fresh water, with species being …   Wikipedia

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• Animals in Christian art — In Christian art, animal forms have at times occupied a place of importance. With the Renaissance, animals were nearly banished, except as an accessory to the human figure. Modern Christian art only revives symbols and decoration.Late Antique… …   Wikipedia

• Animals in Christian Art — • Animal forms have always occupied a place of far greater importance than was ever accorded to them in the art of the pagan world Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Animals in Christian Art     Animals in Christian …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Vesica piscis — The vesica piscis is a shape which is the intersection of two circles with the same radius, intersecting in such a way that the center of each circle lies on the circumference of the other. The name literally means the bladder of the fish in… …   Wikipedia

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