Keys of Heaven
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The Keys of Heaven are a Christian symbol representing the authority given by Jesus to Saint Peter and, by extension, to the papacy to bind and loose in spiritual matters.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian symbol
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religious symbol → symbol of authority → |
| appearsIn |
Christian art
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church architecture → liturgical objects → |
| associatedWith |
Pope
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Saint Peter → papacy → |
| boundBy |
red cord
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| depictedAs |
two crossed keys
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| goldKeySymbolizes |
power in heaven
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| hasBiblicalBasis |
Gospel of Matthew 16:19
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| hasComponent |
gold key
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silver key → |
| hasLanguageName |
French: Clefs du Ciel
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Italian: Chiavi del Cielo → Latin: Claves Regni Caelorum → Spanish: Llaves del Cielo → |
| iconographicAttributeOf |
Saint Peter
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| linkedToDoctrine |
Petrine primacy
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apostolic succession → binding and loosing → papal primacy → |
| relatedConcept |
Church authority
→
Kingdom of Heaven → office of the Pope → sacramental power → |
| religion |
Christianity
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| represents |
authority of Saint Peter
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authority of the papacy → power to bind and loose → spiritual authority → |
| silverKeySymbolizes |
power on earth
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| symbolizes |
access to the Kingdom of Heaven
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governance of the Church → power to excommunicate → power to forgive sins → teaching authority of the Church → |
| usedBy |
Roman Catholic Church
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some Anglican traditions → some Lutheran traditions → |
| usedIn |
Catholic Church heraldry
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Papal coat of arms → Vatican City coat of arms → papal heraldry → |
Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Pope
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Sovereign of the Vatican City State → |
symbol |
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Keys of Heaven
("Spanish: Llaves del Cielo")
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hasLanguageName |
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Papacy
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symbolizedBy |