Paul-Matthieu de La Foata

PAUL-MATTHIEU DE LA FOATA

Born: April 6, 1817
Deceased : January 3, 1899

Bishop of Ajaccio, 1877-1899

Arms (crest) of Paul-Matthieu de La Foata

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Ecartelé, au 1er d'azur, au lion d'or appuyé sur une tour d'argent maçonnée, ouverte et ajourée de sable; au 2° de gueules, à deux tours d'or jointes par un entremur du même le tout maçonné et ouvert de sable, surmonté d'une balance d'argent; au 3° de gueules, à une colonne d'argent surmontée d'une couronne comtale d'or; au 4° de sinople, à une croix haute de sable soutenue à dextre par un lion d'or et à senestre par un agneau d'argent.

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The arms are the family arms of the bishops, with only in the fourth quarter additional religious symbols.

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