Quicumque vult posters

I’ve been reading up on heresies lately. In the course of my readings I was inspired by the words of confession from the Athanasian Creed (also know as the “Quicumque vult”). The creed is authoritative to Catholic, Anglican, and some Protestant churches. I remember it as one we would recite on occasion in our Baptist church when I was a liturgically overly-attentive child.

While the Creed is attributed to St. Athanasius (d. 373 AD), it is unlikely he is the author, according to historians. St. Ambrose is one suggested author, but many authors have been proposed with no conclusive agreements reached. The earliest known copy of the creed was included in a prefix to a collection of homilies by Caesarius of Arles (d. 542).

The Latin text on the poster reads: “The true faith is: we believe and profess that our Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, is both God and man. As God He was begotten of the substance of the Father before time; as man He was born in time of the substance of His Mother. He is perfect God; and He is perfect man, with a rational soul and human flesh. At his coming, all men are to arise with their own bodies, and they are to give an account of their lives.”

You can find out more about the Athanasian creed here.

I created two versions of the poster. For those of you who may be inclined toward the Orthodox, attached are 8.5”x11” sized poster for your enjoyment. This is the one with the Christ image on black quicumque-vult-4-85×11.pdf. This is the manuscript vellum version: quicumqevellum.pdf. Artwork and design by yours truly. Larger posters (17×20) are available for purchase from the art gallery of the Educational Consultants website. They can make nice teaching resources or can be used as decorative focal points in classroom, foyar, or office. Fight heresy!