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The colours red, white, and blue are also, coincidentally, the colours of the flags of both the United States and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The cross of St. Andrew remembers the fact that Samuel Seabury, first bishop in America, was consecrated by bishops of the Scottish Episcopal Church at Aberdeen in 1784. Thus the arms or shield overall represent the heritage of the Episcopal Church from both England and Scotland. | The colours red, white, and blue are also, coincidentally, the colours of the flags of both the United States and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The cross of St. Andrew remembers the fact that Samuel Seabury, first bishop in America, was consecrated by bishops of the Scottish Episcopal Church at Aberdeen in 1784. Thus the arms or shield overall represent the heritage of the Episcopal Church from both England and Scotland. | ||
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[[Heraldic literature - Ecclesiastical heraldry|'''Literature''']]: | |||
Wright, 1977 | |||
[[Category:Ecclesiastical heraldry of the United States]] | [[Category:Ecclesiastical heraldry of the United States]] | ||