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''' {{uc:{{PAGENAME}}}} ''' | ''' {{uc:{{PAGENAME}}}} ''' | ||
Born : August 16, 1909 in Praha, Texas, USA<br> | '''Born''': August 16, 1909 in Praha, Texas, USA<br> | ||
Deceased : March 24, 1990 | '''Deceased''': March 24, 1990 | ||
Auxiliary Bishop of [[Diocese of Amarillo|Amarillo]], 1955-1958, Titular Bishop of Hieron<br> | Auxiliary Bishop of [[Diocese of Amarillo|Amarillo]], 1955-1958, Titular Bishop of Hieron<br> | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:Amarillo-morkovskyaux.jpg|center|300 px|Arms of | |align="center"|[[File:Amarillo-morkovskyaux.jpg|center|300 px|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Auxiliary Bishop of Amarillo | ||
|align="center"|[[File:Amarillo-morkovsky.jpg|center|300 px|Arms of | |align="center"|[[File:Amarillo-morkovsky.jpg|center|300 px|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Bishop of Amarillo | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:Galvestonh-morkovsky.jpg|center|300 px|Arms of | |align="center"|[[File:Galvestonh-morkovsky.jpg|center|300 px|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Bishop of Galveston-Houston | ||
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* (auxiliary bishop) Azure, a circle of seven mullets, in base two bars wavy argent. Motto: "Pax Diligentibus Legem" | |||
* (bishop) Azure, a circle of five mullets, in base two bars wavy argent. Motto: “Pax Diligentibus Legem" | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The Marian colors, blue and silver, predominace on the shield to honor the Mother of God. | |||
The seven silver stars represent St. John Nepomucene, the baptismal patron of the bishop, who gave his life in confession of the Faith rather than permit King Wenceslas of Bohemia, to encroach on the rights of the ecclesiastical Church. The enraged Wenceslas had St. John tortured and then borne, half dead, secretly through the streets of Prague to a bridge over the Moldau River, Here, bound and gagged, he was cast into the waters. However, the cruelty did not long remain undiscovered. Over the spot where the martyr sank appeared strange lights resembling seven scars or luminous flames, and in the morning the body was washed ashore. On the old bridge from which he was thrown, there is a metal place adorned with seven scars, which has become the saint's emblem in art. | |||
[[Literature]] : | The stars have a further significance, too, a silver star is part of the flag of Texas, the Lome Star State, birthplace of both Bishop Morkovsky and his mother. A star is also part of the arms of Pope [[Piux X]], who appointed him to bishop. | ||
After becoming Bishop of Amarillo two stars were removed to make the impaled shield more appealing. | |||
The base is taken from the Czech word 'morkov', small sea or lake. Bishop Morkovsky is of Moravian origin and the base thus is a canting element. | |||
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[[Category:Roman Catholic bishops|Morkovsky]] | [[Category:Roman Catholic bishops|Morkovsky]] | ||