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Bishop of [[Diocese of Wilmington|Wilmington]], 1897–1925 | Bishop of [[Diocese of Wilmington|Wilmington]], 1897–1925 | ||
[[File: | [[File:Wilmington-monaghan.jpg|center|300 px|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
Or, on a mount in base a pine-tree vert, over all a fess gules charged with three mullets of the field.<br> | |||
Motto: Deus incrementum dat | |||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The pine-tree on a mount is from the arms of Pope [[Leo XIII]] who appointed him as bishop. The three stars on the fess are taken from the arms of the Monaghan family of Ireland. | |||
The motto is taken from the First Epistle of St. Paul the Apostle to the Corinthians, chapter 3, verse 7. | |||
{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Literature]] : | [[Literature]] : Brassard, 1962 | ||
[[Category:Roman Catholic bishops|Monaghan]] | [[Category:Roman Catholic bishops|Monaghan]] | ||