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File:Statue-of-st-longinus.jpg|Sea Shell underneath the foot of [[w:Saint Longinus|Saint Longinus]] at the Vatican | File:Statue-of-st-longinus.jpg|Sea Shell underneath the foot of [[w:Saint Longinus|Saint Longinus]] at the Vatican | ||
File:Statue-of-st-veronica-in-the-southwest-pier.jpg|Sea Shell underneath the foot of [[w:Saint Veronica|Saint Veronica]] at the Vatican | File:Statue-of-st-veronica-in-the-southwest-pier.jpg|Sea Shell underneath the foot of [[w:Saint Veronica|Saint Veronica]] at the Vatican | ||
File:Trevi Fountain.jpg|Giant shell as base of the statue of Neptune (Oceanus) at the [[w:Trevi_fountain|Trevi fountain]] in Rome [http://www.turnbacktogod.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/st-peters-basilica-pics-0214.jpg] | File:Trevi Fountain.jpg|Giant shell as base of the statue of Neptune ([[w:Oceanus|Oceanus]]) at the [[w:Trevi_fountain|Trevi fountain]] in Rome [http://www.turnbacktogod.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/st-peters-basilica-pics-0214.jpg] | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:26, 16 August 2011
Shell
- The shell seen here is similar to the NBC peacock logo. Both represent the sun and its rays. These rays of light represent the esoteric knowledge that man can become God through scientific knowledge. [4]
- The shell was a symbol for the universe, and for moving across the Zodiac. [5]
- In Catholicism
- Scallop shell: the sea shell, especially the scallop shell, is the symbol of Baptism, and is found frequently on Baptismal fonts. The dish used by priests to pour water over the heads of catechumens in Baptism is often scallop-shaped. The scallop, too, is a symbol for the Apostle James the Greater. [6]
- Vatican & Roman Catholic
Pope Pope Benedict XVI coat of arms.
Sea Shell underneath the foot of Saint Longinus at the Vatican
Sea Shell underneath the foot of Saint Veronica at the Vatican
Giant shell as base of the statue of Neptune (Oceanus) at the Trevi fountain in Rome [1]
- Others
"The Birth of Venus" a painting by Sandro Botticelli from around 1482.
Coptic shell, symbol of the universe. Louvre, Paris. [2]
Poseidon with shell at his head. The shell was a symbol for the universe, and for moving across the Zodiac. [3]
- Logo
Royal Dutch Shell company logo history