Johannes de Jong

JOHANNES DE JONG Born: September 10, 1885 Deceased: September 8, 1955 Coadjutor Archbishop of Utrecht, 1935 Archbishop of Utrecht, 1936-1955 Cardinal : 1946

Previous arms:

As coadjutor

Official blazon
Dutch	Van azuur met een rechtsgewende wassenaar van zilver en een schildhoofd van sabel beladen met drie linkerschuinbalken in goud. Wapenspreuk Dominus mihi adjutor
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The personal arms of the bishop are based on the arms of Ameland, where the Archbishop was born. The gold in the arms also symbolises the rays of the sun, as an allegory for God, and a moon as a symbol for the Catholic Church.

The motto is taken from Psalm 117.

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