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===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
Argent, an orle gules, over all on a bend azure three mullets of the field. | |||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
These arms are based on the arms of the town of [[Richmond (Yorkshire)|Richmond]] in England. For the Richmond in America the tinctures of field and orle are reversed. The blue suggests the completion of Americanization and is a most appropriate background for the silver stars of Our Lady, which also refer to Virginia (virgin). Instead of a single star, three are used for added beauty of effect, the number itself always honoring the Blessed Trinity. | |||
====Arms of Bishops==== | ====Arms of Bishops==== | ||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Literature]] : | [[Literature]] : Brassard, 1960 | ||
[[Category:Ecclesiastical heraldry of the United States]] | [[Category:Ecclesiastical heraldry of the United States]] | ||
[[Category:Roman Catholic dioceses]] | [[Category:Roman Catholic dioceses]] | ||