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* (New Orleans) Azure, on a chevron wavy or, between two lines in chief and an otter couchant contourne argent, a rose between a key ward towards the apex end a sword the point likewise gules, motto: Lux In Domino. | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The background of the | The background of the personal arms is blue in honor of our Blessed Lady, and the rose a symbol of Our Lady of Humility from the [[North American College]] in Rome, where Bishop Ott studied. | ||
The chevron is emblematic of the Mississippi River and of the carpenter's plane. Bishop Ott was born in Gretna, La., near the banks of the Mississippi River, and the carpenter's plane. honors St. Joseph, the Bishop's patron | The chevron is emblematic of the Mississippi River and of the carpenter's plane. Bishop Ott was born in Gretna, La., near the banks of the Mississippi River, and the carpenter's plane. honors St. Joseph, the Bishop's patron | ||
saint as well as the patron of the Diocese of Baton Rouge. | saint as well as the patron of the Diocese of Baton Rouge. | ||
A key and sword are | A key and sword are symbolic of Sts. Peter and Paul. | ||
the then New York Giants. | |||
The lily in the upper left of the first arms is that of the Blessed Virgin Mary to whom the Bishop has special devotions The one on the upper right refers to Saint Stanislaus Kostka who was renowned for his purity. | |||
The otter is a canting element for the Ott name. | |||
After becoming bishop of Baton Rouge the arms were changed, but most of the above symbolism remained. | |||
At the bottom of the new arms is now a baseball, linking the sports appreciative Bishop Ott with his famous second cousin, major league Hall of Famer Mel Ott of the then New York Giants. | |||
The motto Lux in Domino means Light in the Lord. | The motto Lux in Domino means Light in the Lord. | ||
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Born: June 29, 1927 Auxiliary Bishop of New Orleans, 1976-1983 |
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Auxiliary Bishop of New Orleans
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Origin/meaning
The background of the personal arms is blue in honor of our Blessed Lady, and the rose a symbol of Our Lady of Humility from the North American College in Rome, where Bishop Ott studied.
The chevron is emblematic of the Mississippi River and of the carpenter's plane. Bishop Ott was born in Gretna, La., near the banks of the Mississippi River, and the carpenter's plane. honors St. Joseph, the Bishop's patron saint as well as the patron of the Diocese of Baton Rouge.
A key and sword are symbolic of Sts. Peter and Paul.
The lily in the upper left of the first arms is that of the Blessed Virgin Mary to whom the Bishop has special devotions The one on the upper right refers to Saint Stanislaus Kostka who was renowned for his purity.
The otter is a canting element for the Ott name.
After becoming bishop of Baton Rouge the arms were changed, but most of the above symbolism remained.
At the bottom of the new arms is now a baseball, linking the sports appreciative Bishop Ott with his famous second cousin, major league Hall of Famer Mel Ott of the then New York Giants.
The motto Lux in Domino means Light in the Lord.
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