Our Symbol
Our
symbol, the pomegranate, was adopted by the Sisters of St John of
God to reflect the order’s patron Saint, Saint John of God, who
ministered to the sick and poor in the Spanish town of Granada
(which means pomegranate in Spanish) in the first half of the
16th century.
Our five Values are reflected in the five
seeds of the pomegranate, which is
open, allowing the
seeds to scatter and representing the generous self-giving required
to reach out to people in need. The cross, the symbol of
Christianity, reminds us of Jesus’ suffering and his call to follow
in his footsteps.