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{{ | '''DIOCESE OF STEUBENVILLE''' (Dioecesis Steubenvicensis) | ||
Country: [[Ecclesiastical heraldry of the United States|United States]]<br> | |||
Denomination: [[:Category:Catholic heraldry|Roman Catholic]] | |||
Established: 1944 | |||
[[File:steubenville.us.png|300 px|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | |||
===Official blazon=== | |||
Chief party Azure; fess Argent per pale Azure, bend Gules. Base point Argent. In chief a heart Argent charged with a rose Gules above a crescent Argent; in base a torteaux charged with a celestial crown Or, on the circlet of the crown the letters I H S Sable, between three tongues of fire Gules one in fess, one in nombril, and one in base. | |||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The upper third contains three charges of the Blessed Virgin Mary, patroness of the diocese. This dedication is represented in a field of blue, her traditional color. The silver heart is the Immaculate Heart of Mary. On the heart is the Rose of Sharon, a biblical title for Mary. The silver moon indicates Mary´s Immaculate Conception. | |||
The central shows is the arms of Baron Friedrich Von Steuben, after which the city is named. | |||
{|align="center" | |||
|align="center"|[[File:2989a.wsa.jpg|center|200 px|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The Von Steuben arms in the [[Wappen-Sammlung Series 3 Nobility|Wappen-Sammlung]] (1900) | |||
|} | |||
The lowest section indicates the spiritual seat or ´cathedra´ of the diocese, the Holy Name of Jesus Cathedral. It is indicated by a celestial crown of gold on a red disc. We see the Holy Name IHS on the crown. The three red pentacostal tongues of fire on a silver field refer to the Church´s evangelical mission (Saint-Luke 12:49). | |||
=== | ====Arms of Bishops==== | ||
<gallery perrow=0> | |||
File:steubenville-mussio.jpg|[[Anthony John King Mussio]] (1945-1977) | |||
File:steubenville-ottenweiler.jpg|[[Albert Henry Ottenweller]] (1977-1992) | |||
File:steubenville-sheldon.jpg|[[Gilbert Ignatius Sheldon]] (1992-2002) | |||
File:steubenville-conlon.jpg|[[Robert Daniel Conlon]] (2002–2011) | |||
File:steubenville-monforton.jpg|[[Jeffrey Marc Monforton]] (2012-present) | |||
</gallery> | |||
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Latest revision as of 08:17, 11 August 2024
DIOCESE OF STEUBENVILLE (Dioecesis Steubenvicensis)
Country: United States
Denomination: Roman Catholic
Established: 1944
Official blazon
Chief party Azure; fess Argent per pale Azure, bend Gules. Base point Argent. In chief a heart Argent charged with a rose Gules above a crescent Argent; in base a torteaux charged with a celestial crown Or, on the circlet of the crown the letters I H S Sable, between three tongues of fire Gules one in fess, one in nombril, and one in base.
Origin/meaning
The upper third contains three charges of the Blessed Virgin Mary, patroness of the diocese. This dedication is represented in a field of blue, her traditional color. The silver heart is the Immaculate Heart of Mary. On the heart is the Rose of Sharon, a biblical title for Mary. The silver moon indicates Mary´s Immaculate Conception.
The central shows is the arms of Baron Friedrich Von Steuben, after which the city is named.
The Von Steuben arms in the Wappen-Sammlung (1900) |
The lowest section indicates the spiritual seat or ´cathedra´ of the diocese, the Holy Name of Jesus Cathedral. It is indicated by a celestial crown of gold on a red disc. We see the Holy Name IHS on the crown. The three red pentacostal tongues of fire on a silver field refer to the Church´s evangelical mission (Saint-Luke 12:49).
Arms of Bishops
Anthony John King Mussio (1945-1977)
Albert Henry Ottenweller (1977-1992)
Gilbert Ignatius Sheldon (1992-2002)
Robert Daniel Conlon (2002–2011)
Jeffrey Marc Monforton (2012-present)
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