Talk:Gonfalone
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[edit] Source for " Gonfalone is not used in the Sede vacante"
This is a common misconception. It is caused by the Italians who confused the two words. A gonfalone is a flag, in the period of "Sede vacante" an umbrella is used in the Vaticans Cardinal-camerlengo's heraldric device. Because the umbrella was often painted on the flag people started to call the flag after the illustration. Sources:
- "Heraldry in the Catholic Church" by Bisshop Bruno Bernard Heim 1978 (page 55)
- "Heraldry" Dr. Ottfried Neubecker 1976 —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Robert Prummel (talk • contribs) 15:50, 24 January 2007 (UTC).
So sorry! I forgot... 16:04, 24 January 2007 (UTC)Robert Prummel 16:04, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
Gonfalone is also the name of small 'neighbourhoods' in medieval florence, or more specifically the meetings of these neighbourhoods to discuss taxation etc
