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The shield of the heraldic coat of arms of the Anglican bishopric (diocese) of Trinidad (in the Caribbean), granted by the English heraldic authorities on October, 12, 1951. It includes several Christian symbols -- the cross, the Alpha and Omega, and the Shield of the Trinity. The blazon is:

"Azure, a long cross flory Or, surmounted of a representation of the emblem of the Holy and Undivided Trinity argent, the lettering sable, between the two Greek letters Alpha and Omega gold."

Reference: "A Complete Guide to Heraldry" by A.C. Fox-Davies and J.P. Brook-Little (1969 edition). A dimmish scan of a different artistic rendition is on-line at http://www.trinidad.anglican.org/images/Crest_Color.JPG , linked from the official website http://www.trinidad.anglican.org/

For a larger version of this image, see Image:Trinidad-Anglican-Episcopal-Coat-of-Arms-large.png, and for a resizable (zoomable) vector Adobe PDF version, see http://symbolictruth.fateback.com/shield-trinity.htm

[edit] Translation

(from Latin to English)

  • Pater - Father
  • non est - is not
  • est - is
  • Filius - The Son
  • Spiritus - (Holy)Spirit
  • Deus - God

(For much further info, see Shield of the Trinity article.)


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