Christ as Savior of the World

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Christian icon religious artwork type

Christ as Savior of the World is a traditional Christian iconographic representation of Jesus blessing the viewer and symbolically ruling over the cosmos, often shown holding a transparent orb signifying his dominion over the earth.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form	Occurrences
Divine Savior of the World	7
Christ and redeemed humanity	1
Jesus Christ the Saviour of the World	1
Jesus as Soter	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian icon ⓘ religious artwork type ⓘ
associatedWith	Christian doctrine of redemption ⓘ Christ’s universal kingship ⓘ Gospel proclamation ⓘ title of Christ as Savior ⓘ
depicts	Christ facing directly toward the viewer ⓘ
emphasizes	Christ’s divine authority ⓘ Christ’s salvific mission ⓘ personal encounter between Christ and viewer ⓘ
hasAttribute	transparent orb ⓘ
hasDepiction	Jesus Christ NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasGesture	Christ blessing the viewer ⓘ
hasHistoricalUse	Baroque Christian art ⓘ Renaissance Christian art ⓘ medieval Christian art ⓘ modern Christian devotional images ⓘ
hasIconographicElement	Christ frontal pose ⓘ background suggesting heavenly space ⓘ halo around Christ’s head ⓘ inscribed cross in halo (in some versions) ⓘ orb held in left hand ⓘ rich or royal garments ⓘ right hand raised in blessing ⓘ
hasIconographicType	Salvator Mundi NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasLiturgicalContext	altarpiece imagery ⓘ chapel iconostasis (in some traditions) ⓘ church decoration ⓘ
hasMedium	icon ⓘ mosaic ⓘ painting ⓘ sculpture ⓘ stained glass ⓘ
hasSymbolicMeaning	Christ as mediator between God and humanity ⓘ Christ’s authority over time and space ⓘ Christ’s blessing extended to the viewer ⓘ Christ’s role as judge and king ⓘ
hasTheme	salvation of the world ⓘ
hasTheologicalBasis	New Testament Christology NERFINISHED ⓘ belief in Christ as universal Savior ⓘ
relatedConcept	Christ the King NERFINISHED ⓘ Pantocrator icon NERFINISHED ⓘ Salvator Mundi paintings NERFINISHED ⓘ
symbolizes	Christ’s dominion over the earth ⓘ Christ’s rule over the cosmos ⓘ
usedIn	Christian devotional practice ⓘ liturgical art ⓘ private devotion ⓘ

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Salvator Mundi → depicts → Christ as Savior of the World ⓘ

Bete Medhane Alem → dedicatedTo → Christ as Savior of the World ⓘ

this entity surface form: Jesus Christ the Saviour of the World

Feast of the Divine Savior of the World → alsoHonors → Christ as Savior of the World ⓘ