Serpent and Dragon Symbols
The winged dragon was the symbol of pagan Rome and Catholicism has made it its own. The serpent and winged dragon symbols are seen throughout Catholicism, and are found originating in ancient pagan cultures. Many of the images in this album are featured in Amazing Discoveries' Total Onslaught: The Wine of Babylon lecture. Purchase The Wine of Babylon DVD or view the lecture online.
Serpents behind the head of Lord Nrsimhadeva, India.
Source: Great Controversy Picture CD, LLT Productions.
Source: Great Controversy Picture CD, LLT Productions.
Roman bath in Bath, England. Notice the serpent, a symbol of healing.
Source: Great Controversy Picture CD, LLT Productions.
Source: Great Controversy Picture CD, LLT Productions.
A dragon on a papal crest.
Source Unknown.
Source Unknown.
A dragon on a papal crest in the Vatican Museum. The word Vatican means "divining serpent."
Source: Great Controversy Picture CD, LLT Productions.
Source: Great Controversy Picture CD, LLT Productions.
Top picture: The winged serpent spirit, signifying the soul of the departed. Egypt.
Bottom picture: Winged serpent guardians on King Tut's throne Cairo, Egypt.
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Bottom picture: Winged serpent guardians on King Tut's throne Cairo, Egypt.
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A serpent door handle on St. Mary's Cathedral in San Francisco, California. View more images of pagan Catholic architecture.
Source: Great Controversy Picture CD, LLT Productions.
Source: Great Controversy Picture CD, LLT Productions.
Pharoah holding a serpent croisier.
Source Unknown.
Source Unknown.
Here we see Mary being crowned queen of heaven with her foot crushing the serpent. She is standing in a crescent moon, a sun worship symbol.
Source: With Mary by my Side Online.
Source: With Mary by my Side Online.
Quetzalcoatl, the Aztec god of the sun, light, and learning, is depicted as a plumed serpent in this sculpture.
Source: Katherine Komaroff, Sky Gods: The Sun and Moon in Art and Myth (New York: Universe Books, 1974): 52.
Source: Katherine Komaroff, Sky Gods: The Sun and Moon in Art and Myth (New York: Universe Books, 1974): 52.
Egyptian covering cherubs in the form of serpents.
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The Vatican has taken over the serpent symbol. The greatest serpents in the world are found on Bernini's canopy in Rome, surrounding the tomb of St. Peter.
Interestingly enough, St. Paul's cathedral in London, which once was Protestant, is now rebuilt as an exact duplicate of the Vatican and also has serpent pillars.
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Interestingly enough, St. Paul's cathedral in London, which once was Protestant, is now rebuilt as an exact duplicate of the Vatican and also has serpent pillars.
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Serpent crosiers were commonly carried by bishops and high Catholic officials during the Middle Ages.
Source: Great Controversy Picture CD, LLT Productions.
Source: Great Controversy Picture CD, LLT Productions.
An ancient goddess holding a croisier.
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Serpent crosiers were commonly carried by bishops and high Catholic officials during the Middle Ages.
Source: Great Controversy Picture CD, LLT Productions.
Source: Great Controversy Picture CD, LLT Productions.
A serpent symbol on a Roman bridge built during pagan times.
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