<P> The dove is a symbol of peace and purity . It can be found with a halo or celestial light . In one of the earliest known Trinitarian images , `` the Throne of God as a Trinitarian image '' ( a marble relief carved c. 400 CE in the collection of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation ) , the dove represents the Spirit . It is flying above an empty throne representing God , in the throne are a chlamys ( cloak ) and diadem representing the Son . The Chi - Rho monogram , XP , apparently first used by Constantine I , consists of the first two characters of the name ' Christos ' in Greek . </P>
<P> The dove is a symbol of peace and purity . It can be found with a halo or celestial light . In one of the earliest known Trinitarian images , `` the Throne of God as a Trinitarian image '' ( a marble relief carved c. 400 CE in the collection of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation ) , the dove represents the Spirit . It is flying above an empty throne representing God , in the throne are a chlamys ( cloak ) and diadem representing the Son . The Chi - Rho monogram , XP , apparently first used by Constantine I , consists of the first two characters of the name ' Christos ' in Greek . </P>
the name for a standard subject in christian art
the name for a standard subject in christian art
The dove
The dove