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'''DIOCESE OF CHARLESTON''' | '''DIOCESE OF CHARLESTON''' (Dioecesis Carolopolitana) | ||
Country : [[Ecclesiastical heraldry of the United States|United States]]<br> | Country : [[Ecclesiastical heraldry of the United States|United States]]<br> | ||
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===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms are based on thosee of Pope [[Pius VII]] who established the See on July 20 1820. The pope was a member of the Chiaramonti family which bore a shield diagonally divided. Because Pius VII was a Benedictine monk the Diocese displayed in his arms three crosses moline, symbols of that ancient Order. | |||
To commemorate the See, named in honor of King Charles II of England, a golden lion of this sovereign is displayed on a red chief. This majestic beast is also a heraldic pun on the name of the founding bishop John England inasmuch the golden lion ´passant guardant´ on a red field, is known as the ¨Lion of England¨. | |||
====Arms of Bishops==== | ====Arms of Bishops==== | ||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Literature]] : Image from [http://commons.wikimedia.org Wikipedia] by Alekjds | [[Literature]] : Image from [http://commons.wikimedia.org Wikipedia] by Alekjds; part of the ¨Description of the arms of Robert J. Baker, bishop of Charleston 1999-2007¨, print 22-1-2004. Author unknown. | ||
[[Category:Ecclesiastical heraldry of the United States]] | [[Category:Ecclesiastical heraldry of the United States]] | ||
[[Category:Roman Catholic dioceses]] | [[Category:Roman Catholic dioceses]] | ||