purse
Emblem in art associated with
- Saint Bavo, indicative of his great largesse to the poor
- Saint Briec due to his patronage of purse makers
- Saint Charles the Good, due to his great support of the poor
- Saint Felix of Valois, a symbol of his giving away a great fortune to the poor
- Saint John of Matha, represented as receiving a purse from the Blessed Virgin for the redemption of captives
- Saint Lawrence, in token of the riches he was ordered to bring to the empire
- Saint Matilda, a symbol of her largesse to the poor and sick
- Saint Matthew the Apostle, because he was a tax-collector
- Saint Nicholas of Myra, represented with three balls which are taken to mean the three purses of gold which he threw in at a window
New Catholic Dictionary
