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In Christianity the keys are accepted as the symbol of St. Peter in his role as the keeper of the keys to the door of the Christian Heaven.
St Peter as generally depicted as an older man. He is often depeicted holding a book or parchment symbolising the letters we believe he wrote (1 & 2 Peter). Often he is depicted as having chains, as it was believed that he was transported as a prisoner back to Rome to be executed. Often he is depicted as holding a sword, or being a fisherman. He is also depicted holding keys, symbolizing those figuratively given to him by Christ for the authority to govern the Church.

In terms of single iconic symbols, often he is depicted as a fish. from being told by Our Lord that he was to become a "Fisher of Men."

Other symbols, based off of his inverted crucifixion, are an upside-down cross (his most famous symbol) and the upside down papal symbol (as he was also considered to be the first pope of the Roman Catholic Church).

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There are various symbols attributes to St Peter. The commonest are the crossed keys; the keys to heaven and the inverted cross, a reference to the belief that St Peter was crucified upside down at his own request.

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They represent the keys to Heaven. Our Lord told Peter ".. . . . and I will give to thee the keys to the Kingdom of Heaven. Whatever you bind on Earth shall be bound also in Heaven. Whatever you loose on Earth shall be loosed also in Heaven."
The two keys represent two things. |The gold represents the heavens while the silver one represents the earth. It has become the sign of the Pope over many centuries.

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There are a number of saints named Catherine - Catherine of Siena, Catherine Laboure, Catherine of Alexandria, to name a few. You need to be specific.
Well it changes over time so I would say it is unknown but someone will know...

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St. Vincent de Paul had several different symbols. They include a hospice or orphanage model, a priest holding a child, and a book with a heart.

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Peter, the first pope, is usually represented by two keys - the keys to the kingdom of heaven symbolically given to him by Christ.

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The symbols of St. Peter are two keys representing the keys to the kingdom of heaven.

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There are a number of saints named Catherine so you need to be more specific.

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