Arma Christi
The Instruments of the Passion: the cross, nails, crown of thorns, lance, sponge, column, and other objects associated with Christ's suffering.
Sculpture
Coronation of the Virgin
A heavenly image in which Mary is crowned Queen of Heaven by Christ or the Trinity, frequently surrounded by angels and saints.
Cathedra
The official chair of a bishop, from which a cathedral takes its name; often treated as an important work of ecclesiastical architecture, carving, and symbolic sculpture.
Crucifix
A cross bearing the figure of the crucified Christ, distinguished from a bare cross by the presence of the corpus.
Annunciation
The scene in which the Archangel Gabriel announces to Mary that she will conceive Christ; one of the most enduring subjects of Catholic sacred art.
Corpus
The sculpted body of Christ affixed to a crucifix; a distinct object that may be carved, cast, modeled, or assembled separately from the cross.
Virgin of Mercy
A Marian type in which the Virgin spreads her mantle protectively over kneeling groups of the faithful, clergy, confraternities, or patrons.
Stations of the Cross
A devotional cycle, traditionally of fourteen scenes, tracing Christ's journey from condemnation to burial; often realized as reliefs or sculptural groups along church walls.
Sacred Heart
A Catholic devotional image of the heart of Christ, commonly shown flaming, radiant, wounded, crowned with thorns, and surmounted by a cross.
Processional Cross
A cross mounted on a staff and carried in liturgical procession, often richly carved, cast, gilded, or ornamented.