lance
Also known as
- spear (often interchanged by artists and viewers)
Article
Generally indicates that the holder is a soldier or was martyred by one.
Associated in Art with
- Gabriel the Archangel
- Saint Adalbert of Prague
- Saint Barnabas the Apostle
- Saint Canute Lavard
- Saint Caradoc of Wales
- Saint Edisto
- Saint Emmeramus of Regensburg
- Saint Florian of Lorch
- Saint Foillan of Fosses
- Saint Gengulphus of Burgundy
- Saint George
- Saint John of Capistrano
- Saint Knud
- Saint Lambert of Maastricht
- Saint Longinus the Centurian
- Saint Matthew the Apostle
- Saint Matthias the Apostle
- Saint Pancras of Rome
- Saint Phanurius
- Saint Simon the Apostle
- Saint Theodore Stratelates
- Saint Thomas the Apostle
MLA Citation
- “lance“. Emblems of the Faith. CatholicSaints.Info. 30 August 2018. Web. 28 May 2024. <>