Before the year 313 AD, when Constantine legitimized the practice of Christianity in the Roman Empire, through the edict of Milan, the first Christians disguised their religious practices by using certain symbols. #christiansymbols #christianity #iconography #arthistory
The presence of symbols is common to various societies and religions.
The Christian religion brought forward the idea of materializing divinity, in continuity of the idea of the incarnation of God in the figure of Jesus Christ, thus reversing the trend of an iconoclastic religion.
The idea of creating archetypes within the religion became understood as a form of paying homage to a particular religious figure, through its materialization. This elevates its importance, unlike the previous thought that dictated that we should not veneer an object, such as a religious figure.
Learn more about the subject in the online course Iconography of the Saints
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