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Scallop shells are often used to dip water for Baptism. When show attached to clothing, especially a hat, it indicates a pilgrim.

Associated in Art with

• Saint Augustine of Hippo
• Saint Bridget of Sweden
• Saint James the Greater
• Saint Sebaldus

MLA Citation

• “shell“. Emblems of the Faith. CatholicSaints.Info. 14 August 2013. Web. 6 March 2021. <>