The Study of the Christian Symbolism of the Rose  

作　　者：吴质洁 WU Zhi-Jie(Tianjin Maritime College)

机构地区：[1]天津海运职业学院外语教学部

出　　处：《校园英语》2017年第23期186-187,共2页English On Campus

摘　　要：The rose, as the queen of flowers, evidently represents beauty, the season of spring and love. It became a relatively important symbol through the Christian ages.Nevertheless, when we study how the rose became a symbol in Christian iconography, we see that it could furnish matter for considerable research. This article gives some outlines about the origin and the development of this symbolism.The rose, as the queen of flowers, evidently represents beauty, the season of spring and love. It became a relatively important symbol through the Christian ages. Nevertheless, when we study how the rose became a symbol in Christian iconography, we see that it could furnish matter for considerable research. This article gives some outlines about the origin and the development of this symbolism.

关 键 词：ROSE CHRISTIAN SYMBOLISM religious ICONOGRAPHY universe Virgin MARY moral EMBLEM 

分 类 号：G642[文化科学—高等教育学]