Leo John Steck
LEO JOHN STECK
Born : August 30, 1898
Deceased : June 19, 1950
Auxiliary Bishop of Salt Lake, 1948-1950; Titular Bishop of Ilium
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Origin/meaning
The two fleur-de-lys are taken from the arms of Pope Leo XIII, as the father of the bishop was a ardent admirer of this pope and thus named his son after him. The tinctures of the bar and fleurs-de-lys are differenced by placing these devices in red on a silver field. Red has particular reference to the humanity of Our Lord; and as the liturgical color of charity is a most fitting color for barges associated with Leo XIII. The name Leo is further indicated by the appearance of a lion, a symbol ascribed to Saint Pope Leo I, the baptismal patron of the Bishop. Fleurs-de-lys also appear on the cross in the arms of the Archdiocese of St. Louis, where Bishop Steck was born and labored as a priest.
Between the fleurs-de-lys is a Latin cross reversed to commemorate the first appoint ment of Bishop Steck as an assistant pastor of St. Peter's parish in Kirkwood. From this time on until. The Bishop later served as chaplain at the mother-house of the Sisters of "St. Mary of the Angels," and since 1943 he has been pastor of the parish of "St. Gabriel the Archangel." To commemorate the Holy Angels and Our Lady as their Queen, the bar bears a golden Celestial Crown in honor of the Queen of Heaven, between two pairs of angel's wings in silver for the heavenly hosts, and particularly, St. Gabriel. The stars on the crown indicate the name of St. Mary as Stella Maris (star of the sea).
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