Christian Symbols
drawn by Rudolf Koch (1876-1934)
with the collaboration of Fritz Kredel (1900-1973)
From the book Christian Symbols (trans. Kevin Ahern; San Francisco: Arion Press, 1996).
According to the original wishes of the artist, with the permission of his estate, and due to the generosity of Andrew Hoyem (publisher of Arion Press),
all 158 images in the published collection may be used freely and without further permission.
The following images were compiled by Fr. Felix Just, S.J.
Most of the original German captions have been removed for easier international use.
You may freely use these digital images on your own webpages; but if you really like them or if you use many of them,
please also consider purchasing a copy of the complete book from Arion Press.
Categories:
Old Testament | New Testament | Monograms | Evangelists & Angels | Life of Jesus | Cross | Animal Symbols | Graphic Images
 The Tetragrammaton (YHWH: The Divine Name) |
 The Eye of God |
 The Tempter |
 The Gain and Loss of Paradise |
 Noah's Ark |
 The Burning Thornbush |
 The Pillars of Cloud and Fire |
 The Tablets of the Law |
 The Raised Serpent (Num 21) |
 The Sacrifice of the Old Covenant |
 The Insignia of King David |
 As a Deer Longs for Running Streams |
 The Seven-Branched Candlestick |
 The Lord Is My Light |
 The Right Hand of the Lord |
 The Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit |
 The Church as a Temple |
 The Church as a Ship |
 The Divine Meal |
 Christ Treads the Winepress |
 The Word of God |
 Old and New Testaments |
 Alpha and Omega: The Gospel Book Enthroned |
 The Four Evangelists |
 The Light Shines in Darkness |
 The Vine and the Branches |
 The Crown of Thorns |
 The Cross in the Heart of a Rose |
 Two Columns from Milan |
 The Mercy Seat |
 The Office of the Keys |
 The Epistles of St. Paul |
 The Holy Trinity |
 The Holy Trinity |
 The Holy Trinity |
 A Monogram of Mary |
 Chi Rho (Monogram of Christ) |
 Monogram from the Catacombs |
 Monogram of Christ with I-C (Jesus Savior) |
 Monogram of Christ |
 Christ - Alpha and Omega |
 The Lord, Our Dwelling Place |
 From the Catacombs |
 Sun-Disk Monogram |
 Monogram of Jesus |
 Monogram of Jesus |
 Jesus Christ |
 Jesus Christ Conquers |
 St. Matthew |
 St. Mark |
 St. Luke |
 St. John |
 An Angel |
 Archangel Michael |
 Archangel Gabriel |
 Archangel Raphael |
 The Nativity |
 The Baptism |
 The Temptation |
 The Wedding at Cana |
 Come Unto Me |
 Nine Beatitudes of the Sermon on the Mount |
 "If your son asks for...?" |
 The Feeding of the 5000 |
 The Wise and Foolish Virgins |
 Jesus and the Seventy |
 The Last Supper |
 The Washing of the Feet |
 Jesus in Gethsemane |
 The Arrest |
 The Blood Money |
 The Flagellation |
 The Crucifixion |
 The Empty Cross |
 The Deposition |
 The Resurrection |
 The Ascension |
 The Exalted One |
 Signs in the Heavens |
 The Blessed Victors |
 Our Only Hope |
 Romanesque Consecration Cross |
 Carolingian Cross |
 Jesus Sends Forth the Twelve |
 Lord, Have Mercy |
 Four Rivers of Paradise |
 Jerusalem Cross |
 Cross from Quedlinburg |
 Cross from St. Ludger in Helmstedt |
 Rex-Lux-Dux-Pax (King-Light-Lord-Peace) |
 Tau Cross with Alpha and Omega |
 Cross with Alpha and Omega |
 The Cross Vanquishes Death |
 From a Romanesque Bell: Christ and the Four Evangelists |
 Exalted Cross |
 Archangelical Cross |
 Coptic Cross |
 Anchor Cross |
 Lily Cross |
 Processional Cross |
 Cross opens Heaven, strikes at Hell, crowns the good, punishes the evil |
 Rho Cross |
 Christ's Presence in His Supper |
 Ancient Christian Cruciform |
 Ankh Cross |
 The Cross on Golgotha |
 Three Crosses on Golgotha |
 Alphabet Cross (Latin & Greek) |
Animal Symbols in the New Testament
 The Pelican, a symbol of Christ's sacrificial death |
 The Power of Darkness, Vanquished by Jesus Christ |
 Jesus Is the Victor |
 Jesus Christ, the Valiant One |
 The Lamb That Was Slain |
 The Lamb of the Passion |
 The Triumphant Lamb & Book with Seven Seals |
 The Heavenly Jerusalem |
 Greek ICQUS (fish) |
 A Christian in the Waters of Baptism |
 The Fish (Jesus Christ, God's Son, Savior) |
 Jesus Christ, God's Son, Savior |
 The Twelve Apostles |
 Lord, Have Mercy |
 Butterfly, Symbol of the Resurrection |
 The Phoenix, Symbol of Christ's Sacrificial Death |
 The Dove, Symbol of the Holy Spirit |
 The River of God, Full of Life |
 The Slain Dragon |
 Awake! |
 Amate! = Love! |
 The Triceps (Nordic symbol of divine power) |
 Endless Knot (German symbol of eternity) |
 The Octagram |
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Thanks also to Patrick Carroll, one of my student assistants at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, who helped create a previous version of this webpage in 2000.
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This page was last updated on June 9, 2010
