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Born : September 11, 1857<br> | '''Born''': September 11, 1857<br> | ||
Deceased : March 9, 1932 | '''Deceased''': March 9, 1932 | ||
Auxiliary bishop of [[Archdiocese of Baltimore|Baltimore]], | Auxiliary bishop of [[Archdiocese of Baltimore|Baltimore]], 1914-1932; titular bishop of Germanicopolis<br> | ||
Rector of the [[Catholic University of America]], 1909-1927<br> | Rector of the [[Catholic University of America]], 1909-1927<br> | ||
[[File:baltimore-shahan.jpg|center|300 px|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:baltimore-shahan.jpg|center|300 px|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
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Argent, in base water proper, over all an anchor bendwise cabled sable, in dexter chief a mullet azure.<br> | |||
MOTTO: Spes mea Christus. | |||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The arms are taken "in toto" from the principal partition of the escutcheon of Pope [[Pius X]] who ap pointed him a bishop. The anchor also refers to his motto: "Christ is my hope." The image is borrowed from the Epistle of Saint Paul the Apostle to the Hebrews, chapter 6, verse 19: "This hope we have, as a sure and firm anchor of the soul, reading even behind the veil." | |||
The blue star in the left corner is one of the symbols of the Blessed Virgin Mary, "Morning Star" and "Star of the Sea " to whom the Prelate had a tender devotion. He is the founder of the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, one of the largest Marian shrines in the world, in Washington, DC. | |||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Literature]] : | [[Heraldic literature - Ecclesiastical heraldry|'''Literature''']]: | ||
Brassard, 1956 | |||
[[Category:Roman Catholic bishops|Shahan]] | [[Category:Roman Catholic bishops|Shahan]] | ||