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Country : [[Ecclesiastical heraldry of the United States|United States]]<br> | Country : [[Ecclesiastical heraldry of the United States|United States]]<br> | ||
Denomination : [[:Category:Anglican heraldry|Anglican]]<br> | Denomination : [[:Category:Anglican heraldry|Anglican]]<br> | ||
Established : 1787 | Established : 1787 | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:newyorkanglican.rel.jpg|center|300 px|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Coat of arms | |||
|align="center"|[[File:newyorkanglicanseal.rel.jpg|center|300 px|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Seal | |||
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===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
Quarterly gules and argent, a cross | Quarterly gules and argent, a cross of St. George countercharged per pale and per fess of the field, in dexter chief, the American eagle displayed or; in sinister chief and dexter base, the sails of a windmill sable, in sinister base two swords in saltire or. | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The | The red colour and the crossed swords are significant of the see of London, regarded in a special sense as the mother diocese because from it came all Anglican missionary work in New York during the colonial period. The cross of St. George is countercharged in such a way that the arms of the see of London appear in their proper colours of gold (for the swords) and red (for the field). The black windmill sails are significant of the city of New York, and their silver-white backgrounds are significant of the city and diocese of York. The sails of the windmill are symbolic of Amsterdam, and also appear in the original arms or seal of New Amsterdam (New York city). The position of prime importance is given to the symbol of the United States of America, the eagle, recalling also that New York is the city where the first President of the United States took his oath of office. | ||
For the arms of the bishop this shield is ensigned by a mitre and, sometimes, crossed behind by a crozier and a key in saltire. | |||
The diocese generally uses only the seal as shown above. | |||
{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Heraldic literature - Ecclesiastical heraldry|Literature]] : | [[Heraldic literature - Ecclesiastical heraldry|Literature]] : Wright, 1997 | ||
[[Category:Ecclesiastical heraldry of the United States]] | [[Category:Ecclesiastical heraldry of the United States]] | ||