. Symbolism of animals and birds represented in English church architecture . d from Ps. cxlvii. 9, Who feedeththe young ravens that call upon Him ; and 141 SYMBOLISM OF ANIMALS also from S. Luke xii. 24, Consider the ravens. . God feedeth them ; and Prov. xxx. 17. When the raven came across a carcase itwas supposed that it would eat the eyes first,the symbolic significance of which supposedfact is as foUows. Confession and penanceare like ravens, which pull out the eyes ofcovetousness from the soul which is dead intrespasses and sins. The raven is sometimes depicted with adove in pictures of
. Symbolism of animals and birds represented in English church architecture . d from Ps. cxlvii. 9, Who feedeththe young ravens that call upon Him ; and 141 SYMBOLISM OF ANIMALS also from S. Luke xii. 24, Consider the ravens. . God feedeth them ; and Prov. xxx. 17. When the raven came across a carcase itwas supposed that it would eat the eyes first,the symbolic significance of which supposedfact is as foUows. Confession and penanceare like ravens, which pull out the eyes ofcovetousness from the soul which is dead intrespasses and sins. The raven is sometimes depicted with adove in pictures of Noah and the ark. Whilethe latter bird is thought to symbolise theChristian, the former means the carnal-mindedJews. In real life the raven seldom devours any-thing but carrion or badly injured swan, as we have hinted already, is atype of martyrdom and Christian ^ith this significance it is represented in aMS. of the fourteenth century in the Museede Cluny, Paris, where among other virtuesand vices. Humility wears a helmet adornedwith a swan. 142. 36a
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