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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
As common in US episcopal heraldry, the arms show the arms of the diocese impaled with the personal arms of the bishop. | |||
The personal arms emphasizes his French ancestry by the French flaur-de-lys and also contains the symbol of his patron, St. Maurice, the Roman imperial eagle. The wavy line indicates water and here it symbolizes the Mississippi River. | |||
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[[Literature]] : | [[Literature]] : https://saintjohncathedral.org | ||
[[Category:Roman Catholic bishops|Schexnayder]] | [[Category:Roman Catholic bishops|Schexnayder]] |
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