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	File:CLUNY-Coffret Christ 1.JPG\|[[Christ]] as [[w:Majestas Domini\|Majestas Domini]] in his mandorla, surrounded by the [[Evangelist symbols]] (ivory on wood, Cologne 13th century).		File:CLUNY-Coffret Christ 1.JPG\|[[Christ]] as [[w:Majestas Domini\|Majestas Domini]] in his mandorla, surrounded by the Evangelist symbols (ivory on wood, Cologne 13th century).
	File:Vesica piscis circles.svg\|Vesica Piscis		File:Vesica piscis circles.svg\|Vesica Piscis
	File:Euclid-proof.jpg\|Depiction of the Vesica Piscis in Euclid's "Elements		File:Euclid-proof.jpg\|Depiction of the Vesica Piscis in Euclid's "Elements

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	File:CLUNY-Coffret Christ 1.JPG\|[[Christ]] as [[w:Majestas Domini\|Majestas Domini]] in his mandorla, surrounded by the [[Evangelist symbols]]s (ivory on wood, Cologne 13th century).		File:CLUNY-Coffret Christ 1.JPG\|[[Christ]] as [[w:Majestas Domini\|Majestas Domini]] in his mandorla, surrounded by the [[Evangelist symbols]] (ivory on wood, Cologne 13th century).
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	File:Euclid-proof.jpg\|Depiction of the Vesica Piscis in Euclid's "Elements		File:Euclid-proof.jpg\|Depiction of the Vesica Piscis in Euclid's "Elements

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The '''vesica piscis''' ({{Latin}} for "fish bubble") is the geometric intersection of two circles of equal size, with the centre of each circle lying on the periphery of the other. The figure, whose construction first appears in [[w:Euclid|Euclid]]'s "[[w:Euclid's Elements|Elements]]", is also called a [[mandorla]] ({{Latin}} "almond") and is a motif frequently used in Christian art to represent the [[aura]] of the [[Christ]]. It is also used as a [[symbol]] in [[Freemasonry]]. However, the vesica piscis also plays a key role in the [[Flower of Life]] in sacred geometry.

The sectional figure can be broken down into two equilateral triangles and four circle segments (see drawing).

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File:CLUNY-Coffret Christ 1.JPG|[[Christ]] as [[w:Majestas Domini|Majestas Domini]] in his mandorla, surrounded by the [[Evangelist symbols]]s (ivory on wood, Cologne 13th century).
File:Vesica piscis circles.svg|Vesica Piscis
File:Euclid-proof.jpg|Depiction of the Vesica Piscis in Euclid's "Elements
File:Vesica Piscis.jpg|The geometric decomposition of the sectional figure
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[[Category:Sacred geometry]]
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