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The | The arms were granted by the College of Arms on 15 February 1924. | ||
[[Heraldic literature - Ecclesiastical heraldry|'''Literature''']]: | The saltire symbolises the ordination and consecration in Scotland of the first diocesean (and first US Bishop) Samuel Seabury in 1784 in Aberdeen. The swords are from the arms of the Diocese of London alluding to the the fact that in colonial times Connecticut was religiously under the jurisdiction of the Bishop of London. The ineschuteon recalls Bishop Seabury's personal arms. | ||
[[Heraldic literature - Ecclesiastical heraldry|'''Literature''']]: Eckford De Kay: Heraldry in the Episcopal Church. Image from https://ecclesiasticalheraldry.weebly.com | |||
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Latest revision as of 04:19, 8 September 2024
DIOCESE OF CONNECTICUT
Country: United States
Denomination: Anglican
Established: 1785
Official blazon
Azure , a saltire argent; in the chief two swords , points uppward saltirewise of the second, pommels and hilts or; on an ineschutcheon sable in fess point a key and crozier in saltire of the thrid, and on a chief, also of the third three grapevines fructed and issuing from mounds proper.
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted by the College of Arms on 15 February 1924.
The saltire symbolises the ordination and consecration in Scotland of the first diocesean (and first US Bishop) Samuel Seabury in 1784 in Aberdeen. The swords are from the arms of the Diocese of London alluding to the the fact that in colonial times Connecticut was religiously under the jurisdiction of the Bishop of London. The ineschuteon recalls Bishop Seabury's personal arms.
Literature: Eckford De Kay: Heraldry in the Episcopal Church. Image from https://ecclesiasticalheraldry.weebly.com
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