scales

Also known as

• balance

Article

A device used to measure weights. In Christian art it is normally depicted as a balance scale indicating that one thing is being compared against another as in judging hearts, souls or actions against a “known good” such as the word of God or, in secular terms, the law. It is an emblem of

• Michael the Archangel
• Saint Antonius of Florence
• Saint Clare of Montefalco
• Saint Maurus

MLA Citation

• “scales”. Emblems of the Faith. Saints.SQPN.com. 11 December 2010. Web. 19 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/scales/>