Black Penitents in Vence

BLACK PENITENTS IN VENCE (La confrairie des frères Penitens Noirs de la ville de Vence)

Country : France
Denomination : Roman Catholic

Official blazon

French	D'argent, à un crucifix, la croix de sable, le Christ de carnation, couvert d'argent, accompagné en pointe de deux pénitents à genoux vêtus de sable.
English	blazon wanted

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Literature: Image from Armorial Général de France by Hozier, 1696