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'''DIOCESE OF GEORGIA''' | '''DIOCESE OF GEORGIA''' | ||
Country : [[Ecclesiastical heraldry of the United States|United States]]<br> | Country: [[Ecclesiastical heraldry of the United States|United States]]<br> | ||
Denomination : [[:Category:Anglican heraldry|Anglican]]<br> | Denomination: [[:Category:Anglican heraldry|Anglican]]<br> | ||
Established : 1840<br> | Established: 1840<br> | ||
See city : Savannah | See city: Savannah | ||
[[File:georgiadiocese.us.png|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:georgiadiocese.us.png|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The Boar's head is from the | The Boar's head is from the arms of General James Oglethorpe who bought the Church of England to Georgia. The Bend is from the arms of the First Bishop of Georgia Rt.Rev. Stephen Elliott (1841-1866). The Roses alludes to the State Flower of Georgia the Cherokee Rose, thier numbers indicates the Episcopal Church Service during both the Union and Confederacy to Georgia. | ||
[[Heraldic literature - Ecclesiastical heraldry|'''Literature''']]: | [[Heraldic literature - Ecclesiastical heraldry|'''Literature''']]: | ||
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{{media}} Eckford De Kay: Heraldry in the Episcopal Church; Michael Francis McCarthy: Armoria Sedium. Image from https://ecclesiasticalheraldry.weebly.com | {{media}} Eckford De Kay: Heraldry in the Episcopal Church; Michael Francis McCarthy: Armoria Sedium. Image from https://ecclesiasticalheraldry.weebly.com | ||
[[Category:Ecclesiastical heraldry of the United States]] | [[Category:Ecclesiastical heraldry of the United States]] | ||
Latest revision as of 08:12, 11 August 2024
DIOCESE OF GEORGIA
Country: United States
Denomination: Anglican
Established: 1840
See city: Savannah
Official blazon
Azure on a bend engrailled cottised argent between two roses also argent, a boar's head couped in bend gules.
Origin/meaning
The Boar's head is from the arms of General James Oglethorpe who bought the Church of England to Georgia. The Bend is from the arms of the First Bishop of Georgia Rt.Rev. Stephen Elliott (1841-1866). The Roses alludes to the State Flower of Georgia the Cherokee Rose, thier numbers indicates the Episcopal Church Service during both the Union and Confederacy to Georgia.
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