Emblem of Our Lord, who could gaze undazzled upon the glory of God, the Father, as an eagle at the sun. Associated in art with
Saint Augustine of Hippo as a symbol of inspiration Saint Cuthbert, who was fed by an eagle Saint Florian, whose corpse was protected from abuse by an eagle Saint John of the Cross as a symbol of inspiration Saint John the Evangelist as a symbol of inspiration and the Holy Ghost Saint Juan Diego, whose birth name means "the eagle who speaks" Saint Medard, who was sheltered from the weather by a hovering eagle Saint Ruggero of Canne, who was sheltered in his travels by an eagle Saint Servatus, who was sheltered from the sun by an eagle while he travelled as a pilgrim Saint Wencelaus It was used by early Christians as the sign of Baptism.