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Front cover of Canon Misale.

The first page of the Canon Missale.

Frontispiece:
The symbols of Christ’s monogram, the Lamb, the throne,and the figures kneeling show God’s greatness. Christ occupies the center of the picture;
Angels are located by His side as the symbols pf heavenly glory.

Angels' "faces express the transcendental state of glory."

Divine Appointment of Jesus by God

Pelican "represents atonement and charity."

Pelican wounded the breast in order to feed her children with her blood.

"The pelican cutting open its own breast represents Christ's death on the cross, and the shedding of his blood to revive us…

The phoenix is a unique bird.

The phoenix is able to rise from the ashes after it burns itself to death.

According to ancient legends,phoenix is a unique bird, since it did not eat any forbidden fruits from the Garden of Eden; therefore the…

Melchizedek and Abraham are kneeling at the symbolic altar.

Lamb image has a significance as well.

"A lamb is the young offspring of the sheep. The Lamb Christian Symbol represents Jesus Christ.

The Lamb of God, the Jesus Christ, in allusion…

In the Letter to Hebrews Jesus is considered the Great High Priest according to the order of Melchizedek.

I.N R.I on the top of the cross stands for "Iesus Nazarenus Rex Iudaeorum".

In English it means Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews.