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
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.
An 1833 reconstruction of the Agincourt banner of the Trinity
The Trinity is a Christian doctrine concerning the nature of God. It defines one God as existing in three divine persons: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. They are considered to b
Shield of the Trinity
…the Trinity or Scutum Fidei (Latin for 'shield of faith') 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 compact diagram. In late medieval Europe, this emblem was considered to be the heraldic arms…
An artistic depiction of the Trinity, with the hand representing the Father, the Chi Rho and ichthys representing the Son, and the dove representing the Holy Spirit
The Trinity by Russian icon painter Andrei Rublev, early 15th century
God, in the person of the Son, confronts Adam and Eve, by Master Bertram (d. c. 1415).
Detail of the earliest known artwork of the Trinity, the Dogmatic or Trinity Sarcophagus, c. 350 (Vatican Museums). Three similar figures, representing the Trinity, are involved in the creation of Eve, whose much smaller figure is cut off at lower right; to her right, Adam lies on the ground.