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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The Diocese of Grand Falls used arms since 1904. These arms consisted of four pales blue-argent, symbolising falling water for Great Falls. The crosses counterchanged on the pales honor the Most Blessed Trinity. In chief a sun on argent reflects the fact that Great Falls is located opposite to the mouth of the Sun River. | |||
In June 1980 the diocese of Great Falles became a dual See City, and was renamed in Great Falls-Billings. To commemerate this change, a small shield was added in the former design of Great Falls. This shield is divided per with in the upper half a trefoil to honor Saint-Patrick, the Irish saint, who is the patron of the co-cathedral in Billings; and in th elower half a pile azure. The golden sides that are left by cutting out the blue pile, give the illusion of rimrocks, the cliffs that surround the City of Billings. | |||
====Arms of Bishops of Great Falls==== | ====Arms of Bishops of Great Falls==== | ||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Literature]] : | [[Literature]] : explanation on the diocesan site, 2006; Hans van Heijningen | ||
[[Category:Ecclesiastical heraldry of the United States]] | [[Category:Ecclesiastical heraldry of the United States]] | ||
[[Category:Roman Catholic dioceses]] | [[Category:Roman Catholic dioceses]] | ||