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Monday, April 29th, 2024
the Fifth Week after Easter
the Fifth Week after Easter
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Eagle
1910 New Catholic Dictionary
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Emblem of Our Lord, who could gaze undazzled upon the glory of God, the Father, as an eagle at the sun. Associated in art with
- Saint Augustine of Hippo as a symbol of inspiration
- Saint Cuthbert, who was fed by an eagle
- Saint Florian, whose corpse was protected from abuse by an eagle
- Saint John of the Cross as a symbol of inspiration
- Saint John the Evangelist as a symbol of inspiration and the Holy Ghost
- Saint Juan Diego, whose birth name means "the eagle who speaks"
- Saint Medard, who was sheltered from the weather by a hovering eagle
- Saint Ruggero of Canne, who was sheltered in his travels by an eagle
- Saint Servatus, who was sheltered from the sun by an eagle while he travelled as a pilgrim
- Saint Wencelaus
It was used by early Christians as the sign of Baptism.
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Entry for 'Eagle'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ncd/e/eagle.html. 1910.
Entry for 'Eagle'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ncd/e/eagle.html. 1910.
