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===Origin/meaning===
===Origin/meaning===
The red eagle on a silver field is taken from the arms of the Joyce family. The open book with the letters IHS, taken from the arms of the Society of Jesus, refer to the Bishop's baptismal patron, Saint Robert Bellarmine, bishop and doctor of the Church, canonized in 1923, and a member of the Jesuit Order.
The red eagle on a silver field is taken from the arms of a (non related) Joyce family. The open book with the letters IHS, taken from the arms of the Society of Jesus, refer to the Bishop's baptismal patron, St. [[Roberto Francesco Romulo Bellarmino|Robert Bellarmine]], bishop and doctor of the Church, canonized in 1923, and a member of the Jesuit Order.


The triple knotted cord is for Saint Francis of Assisi, the other Prelate's patron saint.
The triple knotted cord is for Saint Francis of Assisi, the other Prelate's patron saint.
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