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Quarterly 1 and 4 azure a fleur-de-lis or; 2 and 3 argent a rose gules. Urban IV (Jacques Pantaléon, 1261–1264) Woodward blazons with different tinctures: 1 and 4 or a fleur-de-lis azure; 2 and 3 azure a rose or. [18] Or an eagle displayed sable vanquishing a dragon gules. [citation needed] Clement IV (Gui Foucois, 1265–1268)
Fleur-de-lis is the stylized depiction of the lily flower. The name itself derives from ancient Greek λείριον > Latin lilium > French lis.. The lily has always been the symbol of fertility and purity, and in Christianity it symbolizes the Immaculate Conception.
The four symbols and their meanings are: a chalice, representing the Blessed Sacrament; an open book, representing knowledge; a fleur-de-lis representing both the Blessed Virgin and the French origins of the Basilians; and a Greek cross, representing Christ and honoring St. Basil, the Greek patron of the congregation. The motto, which is ...
Originally personal arms of Thomas de Cantilupe. Escutcheon: Gules three leopards' faces reversed jessant-de-lis two and one Or. [16] Leicester, granted 12 August 1949 Escutcheon: Gules a pierced cinquefoil Ermine in chief a lion passant guardant grasping in the dexter forepaw a cross crosslet fitchee Or. [17] Lichfield, recorded at unknown date
The papal tiara is a crown that is worn by popes of the Catholic Church from as early as the 8th century to the mid–20th century. It was last used by Pope Paul VI in 1963, and only at the beginning of his reign.
Black Madonna in Hodegetria form, Infant Jesus, fleur-de-lis robes, slashes on right cheek [7] Immaculate Heart of Mary: Burning bloodied heart, pierced with a sword, banded with roses, and lily flowers Our Lady of Perpetual Help: Hodegetria with saints Michael and Gabriel holding instruments of the passion. [8] Our Lady of Aparecida
Lower chapel, column capital on reverse of west front. Castles and fleur-de-lis symbols seen here on the columns, are found throughout the chapel, relating to the two royal families from which Louis IX descended (the Capet fleur-de-lis through his father, Louis VIII of France, and the Castile castle through his mother, Blanche of Castile).
At the periphery, the eight points of the cross are rounded, and between each pair of arms there is a fleur-de-lis. Imposed on the centre of the cross is a dove. The eight rounded corners represent the Beatitudes, the four fleur-de-lis represent the Gospels, the twelve petals represent the Apostles, and the dove signifies the Holy Spirit. The ...