A Visual Glossary of Religious Symbols. Shield of the Trinity. Earliest attested version of the diagram, from a manuscript of Peter of Poitiers' writings, c. 1210.
The Shield of the Trinity or Scutum Fidei is a traditional Christian visual symbol which expresses many aspects of the doctrine of the Trinity, summarizing the first part of the Athanasian Creed in a compact diagram. In late medieval England and France, this emblem was considered to be the heraldic arms of God (and of the Trinity).
Basic description[edit] This diagram consists of four nodes (generally circular in shape) interconnected by six links. New Tab. Sacred geometry. As worldview and cosmology[edit] The belief that God created the universe according to a geometric plan has ancient origins.
Plutarch attributed the belief to Plato, writing that "Plato said God geometrizes continually" (Convivialium disputationum, liber 8,2). Secrets in Plain Sight 1-23 (Full video)