Michael Hurst, "Fragments of Tarot History" -
"1551 Bologna, Italy
Innocentio Ringhieri wrote Cento Giuochi liberali dt d’ingegno. Allegoresis about the magnificent “Game of the King”, allegorizing the four suits in terms of the four virtues. Cups represented Temperance, Columns were Strength, Swords for Justice, and Mirrors representing Prudence."
The Cardinal virtues as depicted on the tomb of Pope Clement II in Bamberg Cathedral
Swords=Spades=JusticeColumns (Batons)=Clubs=StrengthMirrors (Coins)=Diamonds=PrudenceCups=Hearts=Temperance
The three theological virtues are:
- Faith - belief in God, and in the truth of His revelation as well as obedience to Him (cf. Rom 1:5:16:26)[2][3]
- Hope - expectation of and desire of receiving; refraining from despair and capability of not giving up
- Charity - selfless, unconditional, and voluntary loving-kindness such as helping one's neighbors.
They occur in the Bible at 1 Corinthians 13:13:
"And now abideth faith, hope, and love, even these three: but the chiefest of these is love". (Geneva Bible, 1560).
The Cary-Yale Visconti Tarot DeckFaithHopeCharity
Paul Huson, Mystical Origins of the Tarot