Roger William Gries

ROGER WILLIAM GRIES

Born : March 26, 1937
Deceased : November 1, 2013

Auxiliary Bishop of Cleveland, 2001-2013; Titular Bishop of Praesidium

Official blazon

Quarterly Azure and Argent, a cross throughout Gules charged with a pastoral staff in pale Argent, and in the first quarter a fleur-de-lis Or. Motto: AMARI NON TIMERI,

Origin/meaning

The blue and silver are the colors of Benedictine High School, and here commemorate Bishop Gries's years as President of the School. The red cross charged with a silver pastoral staff honors the patron of Bishop Roger Gries, Blessed Roger of Ellant(d. 4 January, 1160), founder and first abbot of the Cistercian monastery of Ellant in the Archdiocese of Reims. The red cross on white is the ancient flag of England, and a red cross is the principle charge on the arms of the Archdiocese of Reims; thus commemorated Blessed Roger's birth in England and death and burial in the Archdiocese of Reims.

The gold fleur-de-lis is an ancient symbol of the Blessed Virgin, and fleurs-de-lis are also prominent in the arms of the Cistercian Order and the Archdiocese of Reims.

The motto, Amari non Timeri (To be loved not to be feared) is adapted from the fifteenth verse of the sixty-fourth chapter of the Rule of Saint Benedict, which exhorts the abbot to "study rather to be loved than feared."

Literature: Information from the diocese of Cleveland

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