Category:Halo (religious iconography)

English: A halo (ancient Greek: ἅλως; also known as a nimbus, glory, or Gloriole) is a ring of light that surrounds an object. They are often used in religious works to depict holy or sacred figures.
Italiano: Aureola. Per l'alone di luce in inglese si veda aureola.
עברית: הילה היא טבעת אור המקיפה עצם או דמות, בדרך כלל מלאכים, צדיקים וקדושים

halo

religious symbol representing a ring of light

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Subcategories

This category has the following 15 subcategories, out of 15 total.

Aureola (6 C, 42 F)

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Flags with halo (2 C)

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Ground mosaics of the Triumph of Neptune and Amphitrite (Louvre, Ma 1880) (6 F)

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Halo in heraldry (4 C, 25 F)

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Le Loup d'Aggubio (Luc-Olivier Merson) (7 F)

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Mithra (5 C, 15 F)

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Prabhā (31 F)

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"Shah Jahan on a Terrace, Holding a Pendant Set With His Portrait", Folio from the Shah Jahan Album (MET 55.121.10.24) (7 F)
Square halo (6 C, 7 F)
Statues of John of Nepomuk with halo of stars (5 C, 1 F)

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Triangular haloes in art (84 F)

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Venets (icons) (74 F)

Media in category "Halo (religious iconography)"

The following 105 files are in this category, out of 105 total.

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"THE SAVIOR OF THE DARKER RACES" - NARA - 535657 (cropped).tif 2,939 × 2,798; 7.84 MB
"THE SAVIOR OF THE DARKER RACES" - NARA - 535657.jpg 3,200 × 2,928; 2.13 MB
-Saints Barnabas, Protasius and Marius of Lausanne, Fridolin of Säckingen, Hilary of Poitiers, Sigisbert and Placidus Orthodox Icon.jpg 4,656 × 4,194; 9.91 MB
Jan Matejko - Głowa anioła 1889.jpg 1,157 × 1,147; 421 KB
19th century Janam Sakhi, Guru Nanak meets the Vishnu devotee Praladh.jpg 1,538 × 1,866; 685 KB
2005-08-11 Kiev Pechersk Lavra 159.JPG 2,592 × 1,944; 1.55 MB
2014 Kłodzko, posąg św. Jana Nepomucena, 04.JPG 2,260 × 3,861; 5.12 MB
A figural panel of twelve cuerda seca pottery tiles, Iran, 18th century.jpg 1,447 × 1,932; 1.73 MB
A Pátria coroando de louros o Soldado Português morto na Grande Guerra (1923) - Veloso Salgado (Museu Militar de Lisboa).png 773 × 581; 928 KB
Adam naming the animals - St. Nicholas Anapavsa Monstery, Meteora - Theophanes of Crete, 16th c..jpg 600 × 392; 81 KB
Angel Halo Prayer.jpg 1,686 × 2,489; 1.34 MB
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Antique halos, aureolas and other devotional metalwork 01.jpg 4,608 × 3,456; 3.92 MB
Antique halos, aureolas and other devotional metalwork 02.jpg 4,608 × 3,456; 3.68 MB
Arsameia am Nymphaios (3. Jhdt.v.Chr.), Mithrasrelief (40413952122).jpg 2,112 × 2,816; 1.02 MB
Bartholomäus.jpg 197 × 273; 17 KB
Christ Enthroned, with Saints Mary the Mother of God, John the Baptist and Archangels Michael and Gabriel - Orthodox Icon.jpg 6,486 × 3,706; 12.86 MB
Coat of Arms of Wilhelm Miklas (Supreme Order of Christ).svg 594 × 783; 5.09 MB
DSC06408 Art from Royal Crematorium king Rama 9 Photographed by Trisorn Triboon.jpg 3,888 × 5,184; 8.68 MB
DSC06424 Art from Royal Crematorium king Rama 9 Photographed by Trisorn Triboon.jpg 3,888 × 5,184; 7.96 MB
Egon Schiele - Kind mit Nimbus auf einer Blumenwiese - ca 1909.jpeg 2,304 × 3,714; 4.9 MB
Elias.jpg 197 × 285; 26 KB
Elisabet av Thüringen.jpg 1,074 × 1,516; 269 KB
Emma Barton - Alma Mater (1902).jpg 1,053 × 1,443; 1 MB
Fahe Livru Renungan edisi 2024 ba Kolega Livia membrus Kpkers.jpg 3,088 × 3,088; 1.33 MB
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Fr. Emil Joseph Kapaun.jpg 449 × 645; 64 KB
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Holy Martyrs of Nyon - Orthodox Icon.jpg 3,899 × 4,211; 9.48 MB
Holy Martyrs of Nyon and the Theban Legion - Orthodox Icon.jpg 6,571 × 2,823; 10.07 MB
Honest John's Used Car Lot, John R. Clark, Jr. (8367066467).jpg 971 × 1,500; 1.07 MB
Interior of cathedral Saint-Pierre de Rennes 2024 - 29.jpg 6,000 × 4,000; 6.61 MB
Julian assange stencil.jpg 1,200 × 800; 545 KB
Kounu — Guardian Goddess of the Northern Direction & the Northern Mountains — Giver of Good Rainfall — Classical Meitei mythology & traditional Meitei religion (Sanamahism AKA Lainingthouism) of ancient Kangleipak civilisation.jpg 1,080 × 1,187; 361 KB
Kounu — Guardian Goddess of the Northern Direction & the Northern Mountains — Giver of Good Rainfall — Classical Meitei mythology & traditional Meitei religion (Sanamahism AKA Lainingthouism) of ancient Kangleipak civilization.jpg 1,080 × 1,191; 376 KB
Lepec La Tarrasque.jpg 466 × 750; 145 KB
Loiyalakpa (AKA Tollongkhomba or Tollomkhomba or Nahalakpa) — God of youth & foothills — Guardian of the Western Direction — Classical Meitei mythology & religion (Sanamahism AKA Lainingthouism) of ancient Kangleipak civilisation.jpg 1,080 × 1,184; 366 KB
Loiyalakpa (AKA Tollongkhomba or Tollomkhomba or Nahalakpa) — God of youth & foothills — Guardian of the Western Direction — Classical Meitei mythology & religion (Sanamahism AKA Lainingthouism) of ancient Kangleipak civilization.jpg 1,080 × 1,187; 364 KB
Louis Welden Hawkins - The Haloes, 1894.jpg 1,000 × 1,240; 229 KB
Martyrs of Nyon in 304 AD - Orthodox Icon.jpg 3,348 × 4,200; 7.94 MB
Mary Wollstonecraft Original Stories from Real Life copy 1 object 1 - Look what a fine morning it is (cropped).jpg 749 × 1,366; 473 KB
Mary Wollstonecraft Original Stories from Real Life copy 1 object 1 - Look what a fine morning it is.jpg 873 × 1,680; 504 KB
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Hope in a Prison of Despair.jpg 900 × 796; 301 KB
Mr. Rockfeller as a Mixologist by Walt McDougall.jpg 473 × 836; 77 KB
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Nobita as a Vest Prince.png 2,040 × 2,720; 7.78 MB
Out in Space - Flickr - Momentchensammler.jpg 5,140 × 3,632; 14.06 MB
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Peter the Iberian.jpg 382 × 585; 109 KB
Petites Heures de Jean de Berry john baptist.jpg 343 × 435; 50 KB
Pfarrkirche hll. Simon und Judas, Weißenkirchen an der Perschling - choir.jpg 3,024 × 4,720; 4.6 MB
Pluschow, Wilhelm von (1852-1930) - n. 10125 - da - Et in Arcadia ego p. 97.jpg 913 × 1,207; 283 KB
Plüschow, Wilhelm von (1852-1930) - n. 9508 - The Christian martyr.jpg 2,153 × 3,000; 1.81 MB
Plüschow, Wilhelm von (1852-1930) - n. 9509.jpg 717 × 969; 249 KB
Portrait of Abu'l Hasan,.jpg 1,014 × 1,536; 548 KB
Portrait of Shah 'Abbas with a falcon, Mughal India, late 17th century.jpg 362 × 659; 139 KB
Queen Tamar King David II Aghmashenebeli in Sveti Cathedral Georgia.jpg 1,600 × 1,200; 305 KB
Raja Karan Singh of Bikaner, Auranzeb's ally and enemy.jpg 512 × 708; 112 KB
Royal Crematorium Exhibition of King Rama 9 of Thailand Photographed by Trisorn Triboon 2017 25.jpg 2,304 × 3,456; 2.74 MB
Safavid Dynasty, Joseph Enthroned from a Falnama (Book of Omens), circa 1550 AD.jpg 2,730 × 3,600; 4.82 MB
Saint Barnstar Hires.svg 2,000 × 1,900; 27 KB
Saint Odile of Alsace and Saint Wiborada of St. Gall - Orthodox Icon.jpg 2,840 × 5,064; 6.67 MB
Saint Pantalus of Basel and Saint Ursula of Cologne - Orthodox Icon.jpg 3,880 × 5,520; 10.71 MB
Saint Pelagius of Constance - Orthodox Icon.jpg 3,687 × 5,180; 9.93 MB
Saint Verena of Zurzach - Orthodox Icon.jpg 3,046 × 4,409; 7.01 MB
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Saints Beatus and Achatus of Thun - Orthodox Icon.jpg 3,828 × 5,562; 11.59 MB
Saints Emerita of Trimmis and Lucius, Ursicinus, Asinio and Valentinian of Chur - Orthodox Icon.jpg 3,824 × 5,448; 10.16 MB
Saints Felix, Regula and Exuperantius of Zurich, Yole, Eugendus, Lupicinus and Romanus of Condat - Orthodox Icon.jpg 3,648 × 3,952; 8.27 MB
Saints Irenaeus of Lyons, Ambrose of Milan, Athanasius the Great, Martin the Merciful, Germanus, Gaudentius and Randoald - Orthodox Icon.jpg 4,536 × 4,348; 10.22 MB
Saints Pirmin of Reichenau, Victor of Tomils, Fintan of Rheinau, Pontius, Wando, Nikolaj Velimirović and John Maximovitch - Orthodox Icon.jpg 3,972 × 5,693; 12.14 MB
Savior of the Darker Races.jpg 1,160 × 1,048; 235 KB
Set of crown and halo worn by the canonically crowned image of the Immaculate Conception of Pasig.jpg 4,574 × 3,431; 3.55 MB
Shah ʿAbbas I hawking, Mughal India, late 17th century.jpg 1,593 × 2,334; 955 KB
Sten lex banksy, cans festival, londra 2008.jpg 4,000 × 2,667; 7.04 MB
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Synaxis of All Saints of Switzerland - Orthodox Icon.jpg 4,225 × 5,230; 12.41 MB
Synaxis of the Venerable Fathers of Agaunum (Abbey of St. Maurice) - Orthodox Icon.jpg 3,872 × 5,487; 10.78 MB
Synaxis of the Venerable Fathers of Einsiedeln Abbey - Orthodox Icon.jpg 3,576 × 5,040; 9.01 MB
The Theotokos and the Christ Child Enthroned - Orthodox Icon.jpg 4,480 × 6,720; 18.04 MB
Theban Legion Martyrs - Orthodox Icon.jpg 2,996 × 4,310; 7.4 MB
Tony Lewkowski, while skiing in the Anchorage Coastal Wildlife Refuge, Alaska (5425760443).jpg 3,924 × 2,616; 3.89 MB
Venerable Saints Himerius, Ursicinus and Fromondus - Orthodox Icon.jpg 3,124 × 5,358; 8.8 MB
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Witold Rolla-Piekarski - Spicuiri din trecutul tipografiei, Almanach Tipografic 5, 1902.png 1,040 × 908; 318 KB
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Zuleykha presenting Yusuf to the Egyptian women, signed by Muhammad Zaman III, Persia, Zand, circa 1770-80.jpg 1,233 × 1,788; 660 KB

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