Coat of Arms of a Catholic Bishop - Symbolism and Meaning #3732867 (License: Personal Use)

This ecclesiastical coat of arms features a black galero (bishop’s hat) with six tassels, signifying episcopal rank, above a shield divided into four quarters: red with silver bells and a yellow-and-black crescent, green with three shamrocks, white with a black raven holding a sword, and blue with a central IHS Christogram and the year 1470. The scroll below bears the Latin motto “Dolere pro Nomine Domini,” meaning “To suffer for the Name of the Lord,” reflecting martyrdom or devotion.

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