. Symbolism of animals and birds represented in English church architecture . 3la. THE NEW YORK^MC LIBRARY ASTOR, LFNOXTILDE N FOUNDA IONS ENGLISH CHURCH ARCHITECTURE Christian soul can find no safety or peaceoutside the Church. Sometimes the dove may mean merely aharmless Christian life, for Our Lord toldus to be harmless as doves. But very generally the dove signifies theHoly Spirit. This symbolism is derived fromthe fact that He came down on Jesus at Hisbaptism in this form. The baptism of Jesus Christ is by no meansuncommon. Two good examples are atAdel, Yorks, and Shorne, Kent. The Adel B
. Symbolism of animals and birds represented in English church architecture . 3la. THE NEW YORK^MC LIBRARY ASTOR, LFNOXTILDE N FOUNDA IONS ENGLISH CHURCH ARCHITECTURE Christian soul can find no safety or peaceoutside the Church. Sometimes the dove may mean merely aharmless Christian life, for Our Lord toldus to be harmless as doves. But very generally the dove signifies theHoly Spirit. This symbolism is derived fromthe fact that He came down on Jesus at Hisbaptism in this form. The baptism of Jesus Christ is by no meansuncommon. Two good examples are atAdel, Yorks, and Shorne, Kent. The Adel Baptism is on a capital of the chancelarch, while the Shorne example is on aPerpendicular font. In the latter case theDextra Dei, and the Dove with the cruciferousnimbus, are clearly seen. S. John is cladin what looks like a dalmatic. He stands inthe water of Jordan, and pours the water onthe head of Christ, Who seems to be kneelingin the water in an attitude of prayer. Our Lord^^s often represented as a smallbeardless Boy in English representations ofHis baptism, just as He is
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