Recognising saints: animals and the body

Attributes are symbols which are used by artists to represent particular saints. They are often drawn from an event in the saint's life.

Test your knowledge – can you identify the saints below from their symbols?

Animals

Recognising saints: dragon

Which saint is famous for slaying a dragon?

Recognising saints: eagle

Which saint is often symbolised by an eagle?

Recognising saints: lamb

Discover which saint is traditionally represented by a lamb

Recognising saints: lion

Find out which saint pulled a thorn from a lion's paw

The body

Recognising saints: eyes

Who removed her eyes to avoid marriage to a pagan?

Recognising saints: stigmata

Which saint was miraculously marked by the stigmata during a vision?

Recognising saints: tooth and pincers

Find out which saint had her teeth extracted as part of her martyrdom

More attributes: objects