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===Origin/meaning===
===Origin/meaning===
The arms show an image of the Southern Cross, symbol for Australia, the country where the archbishop was born. The lion is taken from the arms of an English Cassidy family and is used here to symbolise the last name of the archbishop.
The arms show an image of the Southern Cross, symbol for Australia, the country where the archbishop was born. The lion is taken from the arms of an Irish Cassidy family and is used here to symbolise the last name of the archbishop.


As cardinal he adjusted the stars, added a lion and augmented the motto, but the symbolism remained the same.
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Revision as of 06:49, 3 February 2024

EDWARD IDRIS CASSIDY

Born: July 5, 1924
Deceased:

Titular Archbishop of Amantia, 1970-1991
Apostolic Pro-Nunico to China, 1970-1973
Apostolic Pro- Nunico to Bangladesh, 1973-1979
Apostolic Pro-Nunico to Lesotho, 1979-1984
Apostolic Delegate to Southern Africa, 1979-1984
Apostolic Pro-Nunico to Netherlands, 1984-1988
Curia 1988-2001
Cardinal 1991

Arms (crest) of Edward Idris Cassidy
Cardinal

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Origin/meaning

The arms show an image of the Southern Cross, symbol for Australia, the country where the archbishop was born. The lion is taken from the arms of an Irish Cassidy family and is used here to symbolise the last name of the archbishop.

As cardinal he adjusted the stars, added a lion and augmented the motto, but the symbolism remained the same.

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