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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The blue and argent of the main part honor the Blessed Virgin Mary, in her title of Immaculate Conception, Patroness of the USA. The blue field is a canting element for the first mission established at which is now El Paso, which was called ´Ysleta´ Spanish for ¨Little Island¨. The wavy border also represents the Rio Grande river, at which El Paso is a border city with Ciudad Juarez. Chihuahua, Mexico. | |||
The two piles argent signify the two hills that form the ´pass¨ (El Paso) for which the city is named. Each of the piles is ornamented by a trefoil to honor the patron saint of the cathedral in El Paso, Saint Patrick (from Ireland, trefoils being a symbol for Ireland). | |||
The star represents the Texas Lone Star as well as the North Star, because the city was formerly know as El Paso del Norte. | |||
The anchor is -in changed colors- taken from the arms of pope St. [[Pius X]], who established the diocese of El Paso in 1914. | |||
====Arms of Bishops==== | ====Arms of Bishops==== | ||
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[[Literature]] : | [[Literature]] : diocesan website, 2011 | ||
[[Category:Ecclesiastical heraldry of the United States]] | [[Category:Ecclesiastical heraldry of the United States]] | ||
[[Category:Roman Catholic dioceses]] | [[Category:Roman Catholic dioceses]] |
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