Arms of Saints

Here is my new webpage on the arms of saints:

It isn't very good.

ghp95134...

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Seb, you're too hard on yourself; it's a good list!

ghp95134...

I looked for Don Bosco's coat of arms -- but to no avail; however, I
did find a few allusions to his coat of arms:

"The coat of arms of the Salesian Society first appeared in a circular
letter of Don Bosco, 8 December 1855. The design was by Prof. Baldi. "

Note that in the base of the "logo" is a green mound with a pine forest
apparently alluding to Don Bosco's coat of arms, which -- in turn --
must have been a canting for forest (Bosco = forest).
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This Salesian College in Australia has incorporated the coat of arms
into the second quarter of their schools "logo":
url:users.bigpond.net.au/dazsyl.music/Gallary.htm

StephenP...

The Salesian College, Farnborough, Hants uses (assumed?) Arms as per;

The rationale is given as;

"The main College crest has as its centre the anchor of faith,
symbolising the Catholic nature of the College, with the cross at the
top. The roses are those of Hampshire and England, and the tree has a
double symbolism: 'Bosco' means 'tree' in Italian, and Farnborough was
famous for its pine trees. The motto - "Virtus Sola Nobilitas" - means
"Virtue is the only nobility". Around the shield, showing the
connection of the College with the Diocese of Portsmouth, is a bishop's
hat with its twelve tassels."

I might have to have a word with the headmaster. On second thoughts
perhaps not. If they apply for a grant of Arms from the CofA they will
probably have to hike up the fees.

Yours aye

Turenne...

Excellent site Sebastian, well worth the effort.

Richard Lichten

-Sebastian Nelson

fitzw...

Good start. Since the nature of the site is an educational theme, it
would be greatly enhanced by citing the sources professionally of each
blazon and illustration where such have been borrowed from their
sources.