Word of the Day - Mandorla

[debodun]

Mandorla (noun) - an iconographic symbol in the shape of a circle or an almond-shaped oval signifying heaven, divinity, or light of usually of a prominent religious figure.

The church had many mandorlas represented in its stained glass windows.

 

[Jace]

The Western mandoria first appeared In the 5th century mosaics decorating
the Church of Santa Maria Maggoria.in Rome.

 

[Pepper]

The mandoria appears womb like and can represent safety and promise of birth/life. The mandoria itself "gives birth" to various interpretations.