Strange emblem on the podium

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I was hoping someone could decode the emblem on the podium of my church for 15 years. I never really thought about it until today. It is gold and on the left is a winged bull and winged lion. On the right is a winged woman holding a book and below here is a winged tiger or something. It just struck me as very odd for a catholic church. Anyone know?
 
igator99 said:
I was hoping someone could decode the emblem on the podium of my church for 15 years. I never really thought about it until today. It is gold and on the left is a winged bull and winged lion. On the right is a winged woman holding a book and below here is a winged tiger or something. It just struck me as very odd for a catholic church. Anyone know?
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It’s an icon of the Four Evangelists, I do believe. Very appropriate for a place where the Gospel is read.
 
igator99 said:
I was hoping someone could decode the emblem on the podium of my church for 15 years. I never really thought about it until today. It is gold and on the left is a winged bull and winged lion. On the right is a winged woman holding a book and below here is a winged tiger or something. It just struck me as very odd for a catholic church. Anyone know?
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Eze 1:10 As for the likeness of their faces, each had the face of a man in front; the four had the face of a lion on the right side, the four had the face of an ox on the left side, and the four had the face of an eagle at the back.
 
Poor St. John the Evangelist. . .because he was younger than the other apostles, he is often represented as beardless. . .and because certain artistic styles present us with big doe0eyed, small mouthed, ringleted, rosy cheeked, and THIN beings, we see them as ‘women’ even if they are men (like St. John) or angels (who are neither male nor female).
 
Tantum_ergo said:
Poor St. John the Evangelist. . .because he was younger than the other apostles, he is often represented as beardless. . .and because certain artistic styles present us with big doe0eyed, small mouthed, ringleted, rosy cheeked, and THIN beings, we see them as ‘women’ even if they are men (like St. John) or angels (who are neither male nor female).
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Thanks to everyone. I just thought it was odd although I’ve been looking at it for 15 years. It kind seemed a bit pagan to me. Thanks for clearing it up.🙂
 
And to clarify something: a podium is what you stand on. A lectern is what you read from.

If it were an emblem on a “podium”, you wouldn’t be able to see it.

And why do you think there would be a pagan symbol in a Catholic Christian Church?
 
bpbasilphx said:
And to clarify something: a podium is what you stand on. A lectern is what you read from.

If it were an emblem on a “podium”, you wouldn’t be able to see it.

And why do you think there would be a pagan symbol in a Catholic Christian Church?
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You seem a little testy. A podium is a place where you teach from.
I could not imagine trying to sit on one. I never heard of a lectern but now I know the proper word to call it. I said it was pagan like and I thought it was strange. I glad a few people cleared it up for me and now when I look at it I know exactly why it is there.
 
A podium is a place where you teach from.

The “pod” in “podium” comes from the Greek word for foot.
 
bpbasilphx said:
And to clarify something: a podium is what you stand on. A lectern is what you read from.

If it were an emblem on a “podium”, you wouldn’t be able to see it.

And why do you think there would be a pagan symbol in a Catholic Christian Church?
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basil,

if we’re going to get technical here, you should have said: “And to clarify something: a podium is that on which one stands. A lectern is that from which one reads.” But only if we’re going to get technical. And if we are, does not one read from the Ambo?

the guy’s asking a valid question. try not coming off in a way that might stop others from asking questions.
😛 😃 😛
 
Also, check American Heritage and Random House dictionaries, at dictionary.com. Both list “lectern” as a meaning for “podium”. I guess the synonymy occurred because so many podia have lecterns on them. 🤷
 
Spiller said:
Eze 1:10 As for the likeness of their faces, each had the face of a man in front; the four had the face of a lion on the right side, the four had the face of an ox on the left side, and the four had the face of an eagle at the back.
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👍

Just to add, in Heaven the four living creatures give testimony and glory to God–these four creatures represent the four Gospels (St. Ireneaus uses this to defend the four canonical Gospels against Gnostic ones in “Against Heresies” Book III, Chapter 11)

Rev./Apo. 4:7 And the first living creature was like a lion: and the second living creature like a calf: and the third living creature, having the face, as it were, of a man: and the fourth living creature was like an eagle flying. 8 And the four living creatures had each of them six wings; and round about and within they are full of eyes. And they rested not day and night, saying: Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, who was, and who is, and who is to come. 9 And when those living creatures gave glory, and honour, and benediction to him that sitteth on the throne, who liveth for ever and ever;
 
Tantum_ergo said:
Poor St. John the Evangelist. . .because he was younger than the other apostles, he is often represented as beardless. . .and because certain artistic styles present us with big doe0eyed, small mouthed, ringleted, rosy cheeked, and THIN beings, we see them as ‘women’ even if they are men (like St. John) or angels (who are neither male nor female).
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Actually, the winged man represents St Matthew. John is represented by the eagle.

In my case, it would be a bald eagle.
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