2007-12-27 15:39:19 · 8 answers · asked by STFU Dude 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
You can get pictures of various saints from books. However, I believe cultures invent the images of many of their heros, to look the part of the character. Usually they resemble their creators. For example, if you needed an image of St Michael, you know he has a spear and holds down the devil, symbolizing the victory of good over bad. Michael comes in blonde, brown, black... is sometimes "beautiful", and sometimes buff. The maker of the image is looking for something/one to look up to, so it depends on their imagination.
2007-12-27 16:08:42 · answer #1 · answered by Margaret C 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They have plenty!
Or do you think saints got extincted before the invention of photography?
Go check, the church canonizes people all the time.
They have saints of all ages from all times.
2007-12-27 23:43:56 · answer #2 · answered by Aritmentor 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
There are plenty of twenty century saints if that's what you're asking. Or at least enough around that we have pictorial evidence of them.
2007-12-27 23:57:55 · answer #3 · answered by Last Ent Wife (RCIA) 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my church has 16 stain glass windows of saints
2007-12-27 23:48:00 · answer #4 · answered by bloomluver93 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You must mean 365.
2007-12-27 23:47:29 · answer #5 · answered by Somewhat Enlightened, the Parrot of Truth 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They're all rotting dudes who like little boys and wear white robes and hats, OOPS! forgot about that useless staff.
2007-12-27 23:42:58 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋
They look on R&S for any likely candidates........pffft.
2007-12-27 23:45:55 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Huh...?
There are LOTS of cool pictures of saints. IDK what you are even talking about....
2007-12-27 23:43:33 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋