Dec 262012
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A symbol of Our Saviour, “the Lion of the fold of Juda” (Apocalypse 5) and others. Being emblematic of solitude, it is sometimes shown in pictures of hermit saints.
Associated in Art with
- Blessed Peter of Luxembourg
- Saint Agapitus the Martyr
- Saint Anthony the Abbot
- Saint Euphemia of Chalcedon
- Saint Eustachius
- Saint Gerasimus of Palestine
- Saint Ignatius of Antioch
- Saint Ivo of Kermartin
- Saint Januarius of Naples
- Saint Jerome
- Saint John the Silent
- Saint Justina of Seville
- Saint Macarius of Egypt
- Saint Mamas
- Saint Mark the Evangelist
- Saint Mary of Egypt
- Saint Olaf II
- Saint Onuphrius
- Saint Paul the Hermit
- Saint Perpetua
- Saint Prisca of Rome
- Saint Rufina of Seville
- Saint Vitus
MLA Citation
- “lion“. Emblems of the Faith. Saints.SQPN.com. 5 February 2013. Web. 19 May 2013. <>