Diocese of Le Puy-en-Velay

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DIOCESE OF LE PUY-EN-VELAY (Dioecesis Aniciensis)

Denomination : Roman Catholic

Established : ca 300 AD, suppressed 1801, restituted 1822.

Arms (crest) of Diocese of Le Puy-en-Velay

Official blazon

Origin/meaning

Armoria Sedium gives the Arms as : Gules, from clouds at each flank a hand issuant argent, the dexter holding a processional cross or and the sinister a sword erect proper; all wihtin a broder engrailled argent.