Emblem in art, symbolic of meditation and of detachment from the world, usually associated with hermits and solitaries, especially
- Saint Bruno
- Saint Francis Borgia
- Saint Francis of Assisi
- Saint Francis of Paola
- Saint Gebhard of Constance
- Blessed Godfrey of Cappenberg
- Saint Jerome
- Saint Mary of Egypt
- Saint Macarius the Younger
- Saint Odilo of Cluny
- Blessed Peter of Cittą di Castello
New Catholic Dictionary