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Examples of heraldic eagles of the 13th to 16th centuries, from Hugo Gerard Ströhl's Heraldischer Atlas. The eagle is used in heraldry as a charge, as a supporter, and as a crest. Heraldic eagles can be found throughout world history like in the Achaemenid Empire or in the present Republic of Indonesia.
The better known heraldic use of the Eagle of St. John has been the single supporter chose by Queen Isabella of Castile in her armorial achievement used as heiress and later integrated into the heraldry of the Catholic Monarchs. This election alludes to the queen's great devotion to the evangelist that predated her accession to the throne. [2]
These instruments were described in heraldic terms and treated as personal to Christ much as a coat of arms. [29] An early example in a seal from c. 1240 includes the Cross, nails, lance, crown of thorns, sponge and whips. The instruments of the Passion were sometimes split between a shield and crest in the form of an achievement of arms. [30]
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Escutcheon: Argent an eagle rising Sable beaked and legged and a glory round the head Or holding in the dexter claw an inkhorn Proper a chief per pale Azure and Gules charged on the dexter side with an open book Or inscribed in letters Sable "Thy Word is Truth" and on the sinister side an ancient ship with three masts sails furled also Or. [41]
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The name of the Order refers to the Sacred Tunic that Jesus Christ wore at his death. According to legend, the relic was raffled off by Roman soldiers and it was then taken to Georgia, preserved, and buried in the Svetitskhoveli Cathedral, alongside the insignias of former Kings of Georgia. [6]
Ecclesiastical heraldry differs notably from other heraldry in the use of special insignia around the shield to indicate rank in a church or denomination. The most prominent of these insignia is the low crowned, wide brimmed ecclesiastical hat, commonly the Roman galero .