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Shield of the Trinity
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The Shield of the Trinity or Scutum Fidei is a traditional Christian visual symbol which expresses many aspects of the doctrine of the Trinity, summarizing the first part of the Athanasian Creed in a
The earliest attested version of the diagram, from a manuscript of Peter of Poitiers' writings, c. 1210
The earliest attested version of the diagram, from a manuscript of Peter of Poitiers' writings, c. 1210
Petrus Alfonsi's early 12th-century Tetragrammaton-Trinity diagram, a probable precursor to the Shield of the Trinity
Petrus Alfonsi's early 12th-century Tetragrammaton-Trinity diagram, a probable precursor to the Shield of the Trinity
From William Peraldus' Summa Vitiorum, c. 1255–1265. Includes e converso 'vice versa' in the link captions to clarify that links are bidirectional.
From William Peraldus' Summa Vitiorum, c. 1255–1265. Includes e converso 'vice versa' in the link captions to clarify that links are bidirectional.
An 1833 reconstruction of the Agincourt banner of the Trinity
An 1833 reconstruction of the Agincourt banner of the Trinity
Attributed arms
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Attributed arms are Western European coats of arms given retrospectively to persons real or fictitious who died before the start of the age of heraldry in the latter half of the 12th century. Once coa
Shield of the Trinity
…of the Shield of the Trinity diagram are shown in the image below: A shield-shaped version of the diagram placed on a red shield (heraldic gules) was attributed as the arms of God (and of the Trinity) by heralds in 15th-century England and France. The "banner of the Trinity" which Jean Le Fevre, Seigneur of St…
Example of arms attributed to Jesus from the 15th-century Hyghalmen Roll, based on the instruments of the Passion
Example of arms attributed to Jesus from the 15th-century Hyghalmen Roll, based on the instruments of the Passion
Arthur as one of the Nine Worthies, tapestry, c. 1385
Arthur as one of the Nine Worthies, tapestry, c. 1385
Lancelot (arms with three red bends) and Tristan from a 15th-century manuscript
Lancelot (arms with three red bends) and Tristan from a 15th-century manuscript
Tristan and Iseult kissing, with attributed arms on a field of green in center
Tristan and Iseult kissing, with attributed arms on a field of green in center