Seven gifts of the Holy Spirit

Not to be confused with Fruit of the Holy Spirit.
For the charisms listed in the New Testament, see spiritual gift.
Stained glass symbolic representation of the Holy Spirit as a dove, c. 1660.

The seven gifts of the Holy Spirit are an enumeration of seven spiritual gifts first found in the book of Isaiah,[1] and much commented upon by patristic authors.[2] They are: wisdom, understanding, counsel, fortitude, knowledge, piety, and fear of the Lord.[3]

  1. ^ Isaiah 11:2-3
  2. ^ For example, see Victorinus, Commentarii in Apocalypsim Iohannis 1, 4: Septiformem spiritum in Esaia legimus '(Esa., XI, 2), spiritum' videlicet 'sapientiae et intellectus, consilii et fortitudinis, scientiae et pietatis, spiritum amorem Domini.' Authors such Augustine, Hilary of Poitiers, and John Cassian all speak of the gifts with familiarity.
  3. ^ "Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit", An Episcopal Dictionary of the Church Retrieved 2 June 2023.