Diocese of Jefferson City

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DIOCESE OF JEFFERSON CITY (Dioecesis Civitatis Jeffersoniensis)

Country : United States
Denomination : Roman Catholic

Established : 1956

Arms (crest) of Diocese of Jefferson City

Official blazon

Origin/meaning

The red Phrygian cap honors president Thomas Jefferson for whom the diocesan city is named. The Phrygian cap became a mark of the patriots during the French Revolution. President Jefferson and other writers of the Declaration of Independence proposed including the symbol in the nations official seal.

One crescent honors the State and the other crescent honors the Blessed Virgin Mary in her title of Immaculate Conception, patroness of the RC-Church in the USA. The blue cross stands for the Faith.