THE COAT OF ARMS OF POPE FRANCIS..
of Pope Francis
DESCRIPTION OF THE COAT OF ARMS
“miserando atque eligendo”
THE SHIELD
Pope Francis has decided to keep his previous coat of arms, chosen at the time of his episcopal consecration and marked by linear simplicity.
The blue shield is surmounted by the symbols of papal dignity.
The mitre above crossed keys of gold and silver, bound by the red cord At the top of the shield is the emblem of Pope's religious order, the Society of Jesus:
A radiant sun carrying the letters in red, ihs, the monogram of Jesus. The letter h is crowned by a cross; beneath the letters are three black nails.
Lower down on the shield there is a star and spikenard flower.
The star, according to ancient armorial tradition, symbolizes the Virgin Mary, the Mother of Christ and the Church; while the spikenard symbolizes St Joseph, Patron of the Universal Church. In traditional Hispanic iconography, St Joseph is shown with a vine in his hand. By bearing these images on his shield, the Pope communicates his special devotion to the Most Holy Virgin and to St Joseph.
THE MOTTO
The motto of Pope Francis reads: Vidit ergo Jesus publicanum, et quia miserando atque eligendo vidit, ait illi, ‘Sequere me’. [Jesus therefore sees the tax collector, and since he sees by having mercy and by choosing, he says to him, ‘follow me’.]
most of the texts come from http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/francesco/elezione/stemma-papa-francesco_en.html
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