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Ecclesiastical heraldry refers to the use of
heraldry Heraldry is a discipline relating to the design, display and study of armorial bearings (known as armory), as well as related disciplines, such as vexillology, together with the study of ceremony, Imperial, royal and noble ranks, rank and genealo ...
within
Christianity Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion, which states that Jesus in Christianity, Jesus is the Son of God (Christianity), Son of God and Resurrection of Jesus, rose from the dead after his Crucifixion of Jesus, crucifixion, whose ...
for
diocese In Ecclesiastical polity, church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, prov ...
s, organisations and
Christian A Christian () is a person who follows or adheres to Christianity, a Monotheism, monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus in Christianity, Jesus Christ. Christians form the largest religious community in the wo ...
clergy Clergy are formal leaders within established religions. Their roles and functions vary in different religious traditions, but usually involve presiding over specific rituals and teaching their religion's doctrines and practices. Some of the ter ...
. Initially used to mark documents,
ecclesiastical {{Short pages monitor * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ;Encyclopedia articles * * * * ;Online examples in order of mention * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * :File:Araldiz Manno 384.png and :File:Araldiz Manno 420.png, ''Vocabolario Araldico Ufficiale della Consulta Araldica'' (1907) * ;Further reading * * * *


External links


Ecclesiastical heraldry
at Heraldry of the World (many thousand images)

at heraldica.org

– Church arms in South Africa {{DEFAULTSORT:Ecclesiastical Heraldry Heraldry Coats of arms Episcopacy in the Catholic Church * Catholic heraldry Christian symbols