"The Trinity"
The symbols of the Trinity consist of: the
Father, the triangle and Hebrew letter symbolizing God; the Son, the Lamb;
the Holy Spirit, the Dove.
Pictured are the three Cappadocian Fathers (Basil the Great, Gregory of
Nyssa, and Gregory of Nanzianzen), leaders of the Eastern Church and proponents
of the Doctrine of the Trinity. The fourth figure, at left, is Tertullian,
a Church Father of the third century in North Africa, and likewise influential
in promoting the doctrine of the Trinity.
The seated figure is St. Paul, writing his Epistles to the seven churches,
herein depicted, and setting the theological stage for the doctrine of
the Trinity. The sword and Open Book represent the well-known symbol "Spiritus
Gladius."
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