Diocese of Grahamstown: Difference between revisions
Knorrepoes (talk | contribs) No edit summary |
Knorrepoes (talk | contribs) m (Text replacement - "{{religion}}↵{{media1}}" to "{{religion}} {{media}}") |
||
| (16 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
'''DIOCESE OF GRAHAMSTOWN''' | '''DIOCESE OF GRAHAMSTOWN''' | ||
Denomination : Anglican | Country : [[Ecclesiastical heraldry of South Africa|South Africa]]<br> | ||
Denomination : [[:Category:Anglican heraldry|Anglican]] | |||
[[File:grahamstown.rel.gif|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:grahamstown.rel.gif|center|300 px|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
| Line 17: | Line 18: | ||
The previous arms were adopted in 1853 and have been in use until 1887. | The previous arms were adopted in 1853 and have been in use until 1887. | ||
[[File:grahamstown1.rel.gif|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:grahamstown1.rel.gif|center|350 px|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
The saltire, or St Andrew’s Cross, commemorates the founding of the Diocese, with that of Natal, on St Andrew’s Day 1853. The anchor again refers to the Diocese of Cape town. | The saltire, or St Andrew’s Cross, commemorates the founding of the Diocese, with that of Natal, on St Andrew’s Day 1853. The anchor again refers to the Diocese of Cape town. | ||
====Arms of Bishops==== | |||
<gallery perrow=0> | |||
File:grahamstown-merriman.jpg|[[Nathan James Merriman]] (1871-1882) | |||
</gallery> | |||
{{religion}} | |||
{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Literature]]: Images and information by Mike Oettle | [[Heraldic literature - Ecclesiastical heraldry|Literature]]: Images and information by Mike Oettle. | ||
[[Category:South African ecclesiastical heraldry]] | [[Category:South African ecclesiastical heraldry]] | ||
[[Category:Anglican dioceses]] | [[Category:Anglican dioceses]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1949]] | [[Category:Granted 1949]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:14, 2 August 2023
DIOCESE OF GRAHAMSTOWN
Country : South Africa
Denomination : Anglican
Official blazon
Argent on a Cross Gules a Sword wavy proper in the first quarter an Anchor Sable.
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on August 12, 1949, but have been used since 1886.
The Cathedral Church in Grahamstown is dedicated to St Michael and St George and the arms combine the sword of the Archangel and the Cross of St George. The anchor links these arms to those of the Diocese of Cape Town, from which the diocese was split in 1853.
The previous arms were adopted in 1853 and have been in use until 1887.
The saltire, or St Andrew’s Cross, commemorates the founding of the Diocese, with that of Natal, on St Andrew’s Day 1853. The anchor again refers to the Diocese of Cape town.
Arms of Bishops
Nathan James Merriman (1871-1882)
Religious or Ecclesiastical heraldry portal
This page is part of the  |
 |
|
Catholic heraldry
|
Other Christian churches Other religions
|
Contact and Support
Partners:
Your logo here ?
Contact us
© since 1995, Heraldry of the World, Ralf Hartemink 
Index of the site
Literature: Images and information by Mike Oettle.