Dove
animal · 4 works · 4 mentions · 4 anchored passages
dove · a bird...which one male alone knows · a dove · doves · the dove · the figure of a dove
spoken of as
1 expressionThe dove2 mentions
De Baptismo (Latin) · De Monogamia (Latin)
Then that most Holy Spirit, gladly from the Father, descends upon bodies cleansed and blessed, and over the waters of baptism, recognizing them as it were its ancient seat, it rests, having glided down in the figure of a dove upon the Lord, that the nature of the Holy Spirit might be declared through a creature of simplicity and innocence — since the dove even bodily is without gall.
in the texts
Odyssey
A dove seized by the hawk in the second omen.
It held a dove in its talons, and the feathers, as it tore them off, fell to the ground midway between Telemakhos and the ship.
Adversus Valentinianos
Animal symbolizing simplicity and openness, associated with Christ and the Holy Spirit
"Be wise as serpents, and simple as doves.
Our dove's house is simple too, ever on heights and open and toward the light.
De Baptismo
The bird symbolizing the Holy Spirit's descent, connected to the dove sent from the ark after the flood.
Then that most Holy Spirit, gladly from the Father, descends upon bodies cleansed and blessed, and over the waters of baptism, recognizing them as it were its ancient seat, it rests, having glided down in the figure of a dove upon the Lord, that the nature of the Holy Spirit might be declared through a creature of simplicity and innocence — since the dove even bodily is without gall.
De Monogamia
Bird cited as a symbol of chastity, since it mates with only one
when he calls us to the simplicity of the dove, a bird not only harmless but also chaste, which one male alone knows;