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  • ...coat of arms of the Bishop consists of a silver eagle on a red field. The eagle, which bears a halo is the heraldic designation of St. John, who is the Bis Superimposed upon the eagle is a brisare, which contains a red ploughshare on a field of gold, to indic
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  • ...Holy Roman Empire at the time. Ever since the Habsburg family has used the eagle, first one-headed, later two-headed as the main supporter. The shield itsel
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  • Sable, an eagle displayed Ermine, within a bordure Argent. [[Category:Roman Catholic bishops|Tully]]
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  • ...ow in the upper half an eagle, derived from the Imperial Eagle of the Holy Roman Empire, to which the abbey belonged until the 13th century. The lower half
    980 bytes (152 words) - 09:29, 28 December 2023
  • ...ement for the name of the village in the 12th century, namely Aquilevilla (eagle-town in Latin). The Roman spear refers to Saint Quirinius of Neuss, patron saint of the parish. The s
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  • Gules, three pallets vaire; on a chief Or an eagle displayed Azure. [[Category:Roman Catholic bishops|Blois]]
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  • Bishop of [[Diocese of Argyll and the Isles (Roman Catholic)|Argyll and the Isles]], 1999-2008 ...rrey and Argent, in chief a celestial crown Or the stars Argent in base an eagle displayed Or, in each flank an acorn slipped Proper, all within a bordure O
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  • Ermine a saltire Azure surmounted of an eagle displayed Sable charged on each wing with four acorns slipped in cross Or, ...ced version of the O'Rafferty arms as given in McLysaght (1972): Ermine an eagle displayed Sable, overall a fess Or charged with two salmon naiant Gules.
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  • Argent, on eagle displayed double-headed proper, a mullet for difference. [[Category:Roman Catholic bishops|Heskart]]
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  • ...from his seals, used during his complete reign. The small shield shows an eagle. The meaning is not known. [[Category:Roman Catholic abbots|Donaldus]]
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  • Denomination : [[:Category:Catholic heraldry|Roman Catholic]] <br> The eagle symbolises the namesakes Polish Roots, the Escallop the former Pope Benedic
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  • Azure, a silver eagle with a halo of the same, on his breast a roundel gules charged with a silve The Bishop's family name is indicated by the apostolic, Johannine eagle, and his baptismal name by one of the conformities of St. Francis.
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  • Denomination : [[:Category:Catholic heraldry|Roman Catholic]] The eagle is from the flag of American Samoa, which the diocese covers.
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  • '''Crest''' : On a Wreath of the Colours in front of a demi Eagle Or wings inverted charged on the breast with a Crescent enclosing an Estoil ...apad figure, suggests the initial of the name and also the junction of two Roman roads, one of them the Fosse Way, near Ilchester. The white wavy 'pall' all
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  • ...e silver stars. In the version of these arms for Bishop Beltran's use, the eagle is shown grasping in its talons the segments of a broken chain - revering t ...compass the present-day Cherokee Nation. The three silver roundels on the eagle's breast refer to the martyr bishop and baptismal patron, Eusebius of Samos
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  • | Blue; an eagle displayed upon a perch gold. A Roman Centurion's Banner. The badge was approved in 1938.
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  • '''Crest''' : Out of a Circlet Vert charged with five wheatears an Eagle's Head Or in the beak a Tulip Gules stalked and leaved proper; Mantled Gule ...y of modern times. Thus the crest bridges the history of the district from Roman times to the present day.
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  • ...ag lodged silver, quartering silver, a swan sable; on a chief azure a gold eagle. ...family and represents the name of the bishop's mother. The chis shows the eagle of St. John, the patron saint of the bishop.
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  • ...Harp also Or stringed Argent and in sinister a Garb Or between in chief an Eagle rising Gules nimbed Argent grasping in the dexter claw a Serpent Vert and i ...ily name, or in its Irish spelling "Buadhachain" meaning "victorious". The eagle holding the serpent in its talon is symbolic of the victory of Christ over
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  • ...he center, symbolic of [[Poland]], his ethnic heritage. At the feet of the eagle are two silver crosses originally taken from the archbishop’s home dioces Above the eagle are three fleurs-de-lis, which are taken from the shield of the Diocese of
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