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HERALDRY
OF THE PATRIARCHAL SEE OF THE
OLD
HOLY ROMAN CHURCH OF THE ENGLISH RITE
Greater
Arms of the Patriarchal See of Saint Stephen
The left
shield represents the spiritual patrimony of the See of St. Stephen,
and the right shield represents the principal temporal patrimony. The
two shields are surmounted by a crown and displayed upon the insignia
of the Patriarchal See. The two horses supporting the shields hold
archiepiscopal crosses.
Lesser
Arms of the Patriarchal See of Saint Stephen
State
Arms
The arms of
Etruria in the Holy Roman Empire.
Flag
(or Standard) of the Patriarch of Saint Stephen
The personal
flag of the Patriarch. It consists of the emblem of the Patriarch,
the lesser arms, and other symbols of the spiritual and temporal
patrimony of the Patriarchate.
Greater
Arms of the Patriarch of Saint Stephen
The
patriarchal arms constitute arms of dominion rather than personal
arms. They
represent the
diverse spiritual and temporal patrimony of the Patriarch.
The red and
yellow stiped ombrellino to the left of the arms bearing the red
crosses of St. Stephen
issues from a
pile of three stones of the martyrdom of Stephen. The ombrellino to
the right bearing
the blue
crosses of Mary Immaculate issues from three white lilies. Together
these two ombrellini
represent the
See of St. Stephen and the Court of Saint Mary of Walsingham and thus
the Anglo-Roman
patrimony and
religious, ethnic, and cultural identity of the See.
Middle
Arms of the Patriarch
The historic
arms of the See of St. Stephen combined with the arms of Santa Croce.
Lesser
Arms of the Patriarch
The arms of
Santa Croce upon a double-headed eagle (representing spiritual and
temporal sovereignty). Behind the shield is a red and blue cross in
the colors of St. Stephen and Mary Immaculate respectively. Smaller
shields on the wings represent various parts of the temporal
patrimony of the Patriarchate. At the top of the lesser arms are a
crown and the insignia of the Patriarchal See.
Shield
of the Patriarch
Standard of the Patriarchal Household
This flag,
consisting of the elements of the Patriarchal greater arms,
represents the
Court of Saint Mary of Walsingham.
Gonfalon of the Patriarchal Household
The gonfalon
is an historic form of processional banner. This version consists of
the elements
of the
Patriarchal greater arms and represents the Patriarch or the Court of
Saint Mary of Walsingham.
Gonfalon of the Patriarchal See
This
processional banner consists of a combined version
of the greater
arms of the See of St. Stephen.
Gonfalon of the Governor-General
of the Patriarchal See
This
processional banner consists of the arms of Trier and parts of both
of the two
shields of the
greater arms of the Patriarchal See. |
