banner

Also known as

• banderole
• flag

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A symbol of temporal victory, and of spiritual victory over sin, death, and idolatry. It may indicate that a saint has a military connection, or was a missionary who carried the banner of Truth to foreign climes. During a sermon, when the Blessed Sacrament is exposed, a banner is placed before it. It is associated in Christian art with

• Jesus after His Resurrection, indicative of his victory over death
• Lamb of God, who carries a banner, indicative of his victory over death
• Blessed Bonaventure Tornielli
• Martyrs of the Theban Legion
• Michael the Archangel
• Saint Eric of Sweden
• Saint Expeditus of Melitene
• Saint Ferrutius
• Saint John of Capistrano
• Saint Leopold III
• Saint Ranieri
• Saint Venantius of Camerino
• Saint Amand of Maastricht
• Saint Ansanus the Baptizer
• Saint Arnold of Hiltensweiler
• Saint Felix of Valois
• Saint George
• Saint Saint Hubert of Liege
• Saint Joan of Arc
• Saint Maurice
• Saint Reparata
• Saint Ursula
• Saint Wenceslaus of Bohemia

MLA Citation

• “banner”. Emblems of the Faith. Saints.SQPN.com. 10 September 2010. Web. {today’s date}. <http://saints.sqpn.com/banner/>