Mathias Leonardus Trudon Brans

MATHIAS LEONARDUS TRUDON BRANS

Born : November 23, 1879
Deceased : December 12, 1969

Prefect of Padang, 1923-1932
Apostolic Vicar of Padang, 1932-1941; Titular Bishop of Corna
Apostolic Vicar of Medan, 1941-1954

Origin/meaning

The first quarter shows the motto (..) taken from Luke IV. The golden colour refers to pain and sorrow. The second quarter shows the pierced hands of the Franciscan Order, to which he belonged. The third quarter shows a boat and an axe, which both refer to St. Matthew, the patron saint of the bishop. The fourth quarter shows the rock of St. Peter and the (tropical) palm trees that flourish on the rock, a symbol for the missionary work.

Literature :

---

This page is part of the

Ecclesiastical heraldry portal

Catholic heraldry Roman Catholic Arms of Popes Cardinals (2,112) Archdioceses (645) Archbishops (3,391) Dioceses (2,488) Bishops (10,167) and more Armenian Catholic Chaldean Catholic Coptic Catholic Ethiopian Catholic Hungarian Catholic Greek Catholic Maronite Catholic Ruthenian Catholic Syriac Catholic Syro-Malabar Catholic Syro-Malankara Catholic Liberal Catholic Old Catholic Free Catholic

Other Christian churches Anglican Churches Lutheran Churches Orthodox Churches Reformed Churches Unitarianism

Other Ecclesiastical heraldry per country Judaism Total pages in this section : 18,896 Total images in this section : 17,874