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Armorial Bearings of the Archdiocese of Barcelona

Posted: 21 Apr 2016, 21:05
by Marcus Karlsson
Found this Picture of the Armorial Bearings of the Archdiocese of Barcelona, Spain:

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Re: Armorial Bearings of the Archdiocese of Barcelona

Posted: 21 Apr 2016, 21:19
by Chris Green
Another example of the "non-female" use of the lozenge in Aragonese heraldry.

Re: Armorial Bearings of the Archdiocese of Barcelona

Posted: 23 Apr 2016, 19:25
by Michael F. McCartney
Nice design!
Curious re: the saltire? crossed batons? something else? behind the lozenge...

Re: Armorial Bearings of the Archdiocese of Barcelona

Posted: 23 Apr 2016, 20:23
by Chris Green
This link explains something of the background of the Archdiocese, and says the following about the CoA:

The arms of the Metropolitan Archdiocese feature a patriarchal or archdiocesan cross, a lozenge with the arms of Catalonia (four red stripes on a gold background), an x-shaped cross and a Greek Cross – the former for St. Eulalia, indicating the instrument of her martyrdom, and the latter for the Holy Cross, as Barcelona’s Cathedral is named for both.


https://catholicbarcelona.com/history/