Posted on 08/09/2014 9:59:12 AM PDT by Salvation
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WINGED OX
A symbol of St. Luke the Evangelist, anticipated by Ezekiel. The ox, recognized as the animal of sacrifice, was applied to St. Luke because his Gospel emphasizes the atonement made by Christ's sacrifice of himself on the Cross.
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