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Square

Symbol Type: Shape
Qualities: Truth
(Four: Hope Physical Family Balance
)
(Earth: Endurance Stability Earth Humanity Feminine Life Physical
)
  • The four corners of the Earth.

In Christian art, the square is most frequently found as a nimbus (halo), where it denotes a saintly person who was still living at the time of the artwork. This is based on the identification of the number four with earth or live on earth.

(from http://www.religionfacts.com/christianity/symbols/square.htm)