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The arms are those used sometimes by [[Westminster Abbey]] in the late 16th century. Westminster Abbey used Per fesse dancetté Or and Azure, which occupies the lower part of the current Ampleforth shield. In medieval times this coat was sometimes used with a crozier dexter and a mitre sinister in the chief, both gules, see for example the arms of [[John Islip]], which impale the Westminster Abbey arms with the his personal arms. Later the Abbey used the keys and cross and martlets as used by Ampleforth today, except that the keys were both of gold. | The arms are those used sometimes by [[Westminster Abbey]] in the late 16th century. Westminster Abbey used Per fesse dancetté Or and Azure, which occupies the lower part of the current Ampleforth shield. In medieval times this coat was sometimes used with a crozier dexter and a mitre sinister in the chief, both gules, see for example the arms of [[John Islip]], which impale the Westminster Abbey arms with the his personal arms. Later the Abbey used the keys and cross and martlets as used by Ampleforth today, except that the keys were both of gold. | ||
The crossed keys, found also in the | The crossed keys, found also in the arms of the Holy See, are the emblem of St. Peter, to whom Westminster Abbey was dedicated. The golden key is said to be that of loosing, the silver that of binding. The cross and martlets are the Arms traditionally ascribed to St. Edward the Confessor, founder of Westminster Abbey, though he lived a century before systematised heraldry existed in Europe. | ||
The motto is not an integral part of the Arms. It is not generally used today, and is a pun on Dieulouard, the continental home of the forerunner of Ampleforth Abbey. | The motto is not an integral part of the Arms. It is not generally used today, and is a pun on Dieulouard, the continental home of the forerunner of Ampleforth Abbey. |
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