Thomas Cranmer
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THOMAS CRANMER
Born : 2 July 1489
Deceased : 21 March 1556
Auxiliary bishop of Chur,
Bishop of Chur,
Archbishop of Canterbury, 1533-1556
Personal arms (simple) |
Personal arms (simple) impaled with the See |
Personal arms (complex) impaled with the See |
Official blazon
- (simple arms) : Argent, on a chevron azure between three pelicans sable vulning themselves proper as many cinquefoils or.
- (complex arms) : Quarterly, first and fourth; Argent, on a chevron Azure between three pelicans in piety Sable, three cinquefoils Or second; Gules, six honcels rampant in pile and a bordure Or third; Argent, five fusils in fess Gules, charged with as many escallops Or.
Origin/meaning
There are a number of versions of the arms seen in different sources. The most common is listed above as personal arms (simple). This version is most commonly seen and used either alone or impaled with the arms of the See of Cambridge.
More complex arms are shown in the Parliament Rolls of 1539 and 1553 and in some glass-stained windows.
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