Attributes of the saints: They are objects or symbols that characterize a specific saint or assigned to a specific category of saints. (General attributes of saints, for example, would be the scroll or book for the apostles or church patriarchs, the palm branch for martyrs.) Attributes of individual saints derive from the life, martyrdom, or legends of the saints. (Herder)
| Anchor: Nicholas | Cloak: Martin of Tours | Lion Jerome, Mark |
| Angel: Matthew the Evangelist | Cross: Andreas; Bridget; Helena; John the Baptist | Mitre: bishops and abbots |
| Dove: Gregory the Great | Organ: Cecilia | |
| Axe: Boniface; Josophat | Dragon: George; Margaret; Michael | Palm: martyrs |
| Baby Jesus: Antony of Padua; Christopher | Eagle: John the Evangelist | Ship: Adelheid; Nicholas; Ursula |
| Gridiron: Laurence | Snake: John the Evangelist | |
| Book: apostles, evangelists, church patriarchs; Teresa of Avila | Heart: Augustine; Bridget; Francis de Sales; Teresa of Avila | Stag (with cross in antlers): Eustachius; Hubert |
| Bread: Elizabeth of Thuringen; Nicholas | Lamb: Agnes; John the Baptist | Steer: Luke |
| Cardinal's hat: church patriarchs | Lance: George; Thomas the Apostle | Sword: martyrs |
| Chalice: Barbara; John the Evangelist; Norbert; Thomas Aquinas | Tongs: Agatha | |
| Tower: Barbara | ||
| Wheel: Catherine of Alexandria |
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