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Overview | Layout | History | Organs | Inscriptions | Quatrefoils
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Of special scholarly and artistic interest are the ancient religious symbols and the carved quatrefoils that provide their settings. There are 29 large carvings in the symbol series. Here is a sampling of some of the finest carvings. They are in the walls of the East and West Trancepts.
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- Arrow
- A symbol of martyrdom or suffering.
- Square
- Emblem of the earth or earthly life.
- S
- From the Latin, "soter," meaning "saviour."
- Pomegranate
- A symbol of resurrection and new life. Used on ancient Hebrew priestly garments.
- Crown
- Spiritual rank, kingship, authority.
- Heart
- Charity, unselfish love.
- Anchor
- Hope. A form used by early Christians to conceal the cross during times of persecution.
- Broken Chains
- A symbol of freedom from sin, death and opression won by Christ's death on the cross.
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- All Seeing Eye
- Symbol of God's omniscience.
- Rose
- Symbol of the Messianic promise, taken from Isaiah's text, "the desert shall rejoice and blossom as the rose" (35:1).
- Five Point Star
- Epiphany, the manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles represented by the Magi. Also the star of Jacob (Num. 24:17) and the Morning Star (Rev 22:16).
- Fish
- The five Greek letters spelling fish form the acronym of the phrase "Jesus Christ, God's Son, Saviour." The symbol was used when Christians were not allowed to worship openly.
- Triangle
- The trinity.
- M. with Rose at Center
- Symbol of the virgin birth.
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