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Early Christian artists depicted Noah standing in a small box on the waves, symbolizing God saving the Christian Church in its turbulent early years. Augustine of Hippo (354â430), in his work City of God, demonstrated that the dimensions of the Ark corresponded to the dimensions of the human body, which according to Christian doctrine is the body of Christ and in turn the body of the Church. Jerome (c.?347â420) identified the raven, which was sent forth and did not return, as the "foul bird of wickedness" expelled by baptism more enduringly, the dove and olive branch came to symbolize the Holy Spirit and the hope of salvation and eventually, peace.] The olive branch remains a secular and religious symbol of peace today.