Rings are for brides

[MarcoP]

Rings are for brides: no, not really, not always and not everywhere.
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It is even very hard to find religious christian imagery containing ring pictures of any substantial meaning, or at all.

I fully agree with the first statement: rings are very ancient objects and have a number of meanings. Marriage is only one of them (by the way, marriage-rings date back to pre-Christian times). Ten years ago, we discussed You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view., just as an example of a totally different meaning. Rings were very frequent in European medieval magic.

I disagree with the second statement. Rings are present in Christian religious images, and they are not very hard to find. Two classes of religious illustrations that typically feature rings with substantial meanings are the “mystical marriage” (e.g. You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view., or St.Mary and Jesus) and portraits of You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. or popes.