Christianized (All Terms)

The culture of Christianization of the sky was an early modern attempt to unite European thinkers across the boundaries of a multitude of Christian confessions.

Name Lists

Solar System Names

Traditional Terms	English	commentary
	Sun
	Moon
	Mercury
	Venus
	Mars
	Jupiter
	Saturn

Here is an overview on all Christianized constellation names

native letters	IAU	Christianised term	Author	Our notes
1	Ursa Minor	Archangel Michael	Julius Schiller
2	Ursa Major	Ship of Saint Peter	Julius Schiller
3	Draco	Innocent Children	Julius Schiller
4	Cepheus	Saint Stephanus	Julius Schiller
5	Bootes	Pope Sylvester I	Julius Schiller
6	Coma Berenices	The flagellum of Christ	Julius Schiller
7	Corona Borealis	The crown of thorns	Julius Schiller
8	Hercules	The three Wise Men	Julius Schiller
9	Lyra	The Christmas crib	Julius Schiller
10	Cygnus	Saint Helena	Julius Schiller
11	Cassiopeia	Mary Magdalene	Julius Schiller
12	Perseus	Saint Paul	Julius Schiller
13	Auriga	Saint Jerome	Julius Schiller
14	Ophiuchus	Saint Benedict	Julius Schiller
15	Serpens	The burning bush	Julius Schiller
16	Aquila	Saint Catherine	Julius Schiller
17	Sagitta	The Holy Lance	Julius Schiller
18	Delphinus	Watercup of the wedding at Cana	Julius Schiller
19	Equuleus	Rosa mystica	Julius Schiller
20	Pegasus		Julius Schiller
21			Julius Schiller
22			Julius Schiller
23			Julius Schiller
24			Julius Schiller
25			Julius Schiller
26			Julius Schiller
27			Julius Schiller
28			Julius Schiller
29			Julius Schiller
30			Julius Schiller
31			Julius Schiller