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'''DIOCESE OF TRURO''' | '''DIOCESE OF TRURO''' | ||
Denomination : Anglican | Country : [[Ecclesiastical heraldry of the United Kingdom|United Kingdom]]<br> | ||
Denomination : [[:Category:Anglican heraldry|Anglican]]<br> | |||
Established : 1877 | |||
[[File:truro.rel.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:truro.rel.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
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The arms were officially granted on April 28, 1877. | The arms were officially granted on April 28, 1877. | ||
The arms refer to the history of the diocese. The saltire, which is that of St. Patrick, has been taken in modern times to represent the Celtic church. The sword and key in saltire are taken from a shield in the church at St. German's, the old seat of the bishopric. The fleur-de-lis refers to the transfer of the see to the church of St. Mary at Truro. The bordure indicates the identity of the diocese with the county of [[Cornwall]], as it is composed of the arms of the Duchy. | |||
====Arms of Bishops==== | |||
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File:truro-whitebenson.rel.jpg|[[Edward White Benson]] (1877-1883) | |||
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[[Literature]] : Image from [[Wills's Arms of the Bishopric]]. | '''[[Literature]]''': Image from [[Wills's Arms of the Bishopric]]. Briggs, 1964 | ||
[[Category:Ecclesiastical heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | [[Category:Ecclesiastical heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | ||
[[Category:Anglican dioceses]] | [[Category:Anglican dioceses]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1877]] | [[Category:Granted 1877]] | ||
Revision as of 16:32, 26 December 2022
DIOCESE OF TRURO
Country : United Kingdom
Denomination : Anglican
Established : 1877
Official blazon
Argent, on a saltire gules a key, ward upwards, surmounted by a sword, point downwards, saltirewise Or, in base a fleur-de-lis sable; a bordure of the last charged with fifteen bezants.
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on April 28, 1877.
The arms refer to the history of the diocese. The saltire, which is that of St. Patrick, has been taken in modern times to represent the Celtic church. The sword and key in saltire are taken from a shield in the church at St. German's, the old seat of the bishopric. The fleur-de-lis refers to the transfer of the see to the church of St. Mary at Truro. The bordure indicates the identity of the diocese with the county of Cornwall, as it is composed of the arms of the Duchy.
Arms of Bishops
Edward White Benson (1877-1883)
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Literature: Image from Wills's Arms of the Bishopric. Briggs, 1964