Although the word "Trinity" does not occur anywhere in the Bible, the concept of the One God consisting of Three Divine Persons (Father, Son, Holy Spirit) is founded upon various New Testament texts. Christians have traditionally also seen the Trinity foreshadowed or alluded to in certain Old Testament texts as well.

Definitions:

• Trinity
• Triune
• Trinitarian
• Monotheism:
• Divine, Divinity
• Nature; Substance; Being
• Person

Biblical Background:

• New Testament Texts:
  • Matthew 28
  • John 14-16
• Old Testament Texts:
  • Genesis 1:26-27
  • Genesis 18:1-22

Depictions of the Trinity in Art:

• Trinity as Three Identical Figures:
  • Icon by Andrei Rublev - Russian, ca. 1410; from Olga's Gallery
  • Santa Clara Mission
• Trinity as Father/Creator, Son/Jesus, Spirit/Dove:
  • Fr. John Guliani
  • Santa Clara Mission
• Trinity in Symbolic Representations:
  • Christian Symbols by Rudolf Koch
  • Three-Leaf Clover
• Biblical Art on the WWW:
  • The Trinity with Christ as a Child
  • The Trinity at Christ's Baptism
  • The Trinity with the Crucified Christ
  • The Trinity with Christ's Body Held by the Father
  • The Trinity at the Coronation of the Virgin
  • The Trinity Appearing to Saints and Others
  • Various Artworks Connected to the Trinity
  • Other Depictions of the Trinity