heraldry summary

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Flag, a piece of cloth, bunting, or similar material displaying the insignia of a sovereign state, a community, an organization, an armed force, an office, or an individual. A flag is usually, but not always, oblong and is attached by one edge to a staff or halyard. The part nearest the staff is

Royal Arms of the United Kingdom, as used in England

coat of arms Summary

Coat of arms, the principal part of a system of hereditary symbols dating back to early medieval Europe, used primarily to establish identity in battle. Arms evolved to denote family descent, adoption, alliance, property ownership, and, eventually, profession. The origin of the term coat of arms is

Arms of the see of Canterbury. The shield depicts a pallium, the white woolen garment that signifies the authority of the pope; the arms predate the break between the Church of England and the Roman Catholic church.

ecclesiastical heraldry Summary

Ecclesiastical heraldry, the conventions affecting the use of the arms associated with the church’s administrative and collegiate bodies and the portrayal of the arms of clerics. Abbeys, priories, and dioceses have their own arms, and high ecclesiastics have always impaled these with their personal