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When I received my new Ignatius RSVCE Leather Bible I asked for an explanation of the beautiful cover art, knowing I will be asked, I wanted to have the proper information and here is what they sent me, just thought I would post it for everyone.
John
Here’s the cover art information requested - Traditional iconic representation of the Four Evangelists:
Upper Left: represents Saint Matthew. The winged man sybolizes Saint Matthew because his Gospel opens with the genealogy of our Divine Savior as man.
Upper Right: represents Saint Mark. Saint Mark is symbolized by the lion, because he writes of John the Baptist, whose voice was like the voice of a lion roaring in the wilderness.
Lower Left: represents Saint Luke. Saint Luke is the ox (or bull), the sacrificial animal, because Luke opens his Gospel with the account of the sacrifice of Zachary. He describes, too, the sacrificial death of our Savior.
Lower Right: represents Saint John. The eagle is the symbol of Saint John. John’s spirit is like the eagle in its soaring flight to the throne of God
The letters “IC XC” on the background of Christ the Teacher are the Greek monogram for Christ, Iesous Khristos.
Information from Carl van Treeck and Aloysius Croft’s *Symbols in the Church. *
John
Here’s the cover art information requested - Traditional iconic representation of the Four Evangelists:
Upper Left: represents Saint Matthew. The winged man sybolizes Saint Matthew because his Gospel opens with the genealogy of our Divine Savior as man.
Upper Right: represents Saint Mark. Saint Mark is symbolized by the lion, because he writes of John the Baptist, whose voice was like the voice of a lion roaring in the wilderness.
Lower Left: represents Saint Luke. Saint Luke is the ox (or bull), the sacrificial animal, because Luke opens his Gospel with the account of the sacrifice of Zachary. He describes, too, the sacrificial death of our Savior.
Lower Right: represents Saint John. The eagle is the symbol of Saint John. John’s spirit is like the eagle in its soaring flight to the throne of God
The letters “IC XC” on the background of Christ the Teacher are the Greek monogram for Christ, Iesous Khristos.
Information from Carl van Treeck and Aloysius Croft’s *Symbols in the Church. *