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A tiara (from Latin: tiara, from Ancient Greek: τιάρα) is a jeweled head ornament. Its origins date back to ancient Iran, which was then adapted by Greco-Romans. In the late 18th century, the tiara came into fashion in Europe as a prestigious piece of jewelry to be worn by women at formal occasions.
The papal coats of arms have their own heraldic customs, primarily the papal tiara, the keys of Saint Peter, and the umbraculum. Pope Benedict XVI substituted a specific design of mitre for the papal tiara in his coat of arms, being the first pope to do so, although Pope Paul VI was the last pope to be crowned with the papal tiara. The arms of ...
The arms of the Holy See are blazoned: gules, two keys in saltire or and argent, interlacing in the rings or, beneath a tiara argent, crowned or. This means: on a red field are placed two keys, crossed as in the letter X, one gold, the other silver, bound by a gold cord placed through the rings, and, above the keys, a silver (white-coloured ...
Florence Greenberg (September 16, 1913 – November 2, 1995) was an American record label owner, music executive, and record producer.She was the founder and owner of Tiara Records, Scepter Records, Hob Records, and Wand Records.
Pius X (1903–1914) in a three-tiered tiara The three-tiered tiara of Pope Clement VI (1342–1352) depicted in his tomb, constructed in 1346. The first notice of three crowns appears in an inventory of the papal treasures of the year 1315 or 1316. An effigy of Pope Benedict XII, which is on display in Avignon shows him wearing a two-tiered ...
Paris Tiara 1888 A gift from the Catholics of Paris to celebrate the golden jubilee of Pope Leo XIII's ordination as a priest. By Émile Froment-Meurice. [17] He had quashed a proposal by Lyon Catholics to raise funds for a tiara in 1878. [18] 15 Austrian Tiara 1894 A gift from Kaiser Franz Joseph I of Austria. [19] 16 Golden Tiara 1903
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An elaborate diamond and emerald Aigrette, set in silver.Part of the Iranian Crown Jewels. The Iranian National Jewels (Persian: جواهرات ملی ایران, Javāherāt-e Melli-ye Irān), originally the Iranian Crown Jewels (Persian: جواهرات سلطنتی ایران, Javāherāt-e Saltanati-ye Irān), include elaborate crowns, thirty tiaras, and numerous aigrettes, a dozen ...