keys
Article
A symbol of the power and office of the Pope, the successor of Peter, to whom Our Lord said: “And I will give to thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven” (Matthew 16). It is also a symbol of the Sacrament of Penance, and of high or domestic responsiblity.
Associated in Art with
- Blessed Francisco Gárate Aranguren
- Saint Baldomerus of Saint Justus
- Saint Bellinus of Padua
- Saint Benignus of Dijon
- Saint Benno of Meissen
- Saint Cunera
- Saint Egwin of Worcester
- Saint Genevieve
- Saint James the Greater
- Saint Martha of Bethany
- Saint Metrone of Verona
- Saint Peter the Apostle
- Saint Petronilla of Rome
- Saint Raymond of Penyafort
- Saint Servatus of Tongres
- Saint Zita of Lucca
MLA Citation
- “keys“. Emblems of the Faith. CatholicSaints.Info. 30 August 2018. Web. 17 January 2019. <>