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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The Indian word Winona means "Fairest daughter of the tribe". To Catholics this description is at once fulfilled by Our Lady; and her fairest symbol, the rose has been placed on a lozenge (used instead of a shield to signify the arms of a virgin or a widow) to heraldically represent the name of the diocese and its See City. | |||
The cross is a general Christian symbol. | |||
====Arms of Bishops of Winona==== | ====Arms of Bishops of Winona==== | ||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Literature]] : | [[Literature]] : diocesan website; Hans van Heijningen | ||
[[Category:Ecclesiastical heraldry of the United States]] | [[Category:Ecclesiastical heraldry of the United States]] | ||
[[Category:Roman Catholic dioceses]] | [[Category:Roman Catholic dioceses]] | ||