 Initial rendering of the coat of arms of Pope Benedict XVI The coat of arms of Pope Benedict XVI was designed by then Archbishop Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo (who later was created a Cardinal) soon after the papal election. The coat of arms consists of a shield and external ornaments. This is the rendering of the arms of Pope Benedict XVI done by Archbishop Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo for the Popes personal use only. ...
This is the rendering of the arms of Pope Benedict XVI done by Archbishop Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo for the Popes personal use only. ...
Andrea Cordero Lanza Cardinal di Montezemolo (born August 27, 1925) is a cardinal of the Roman Catholic church and the Titular Archbishop of Tuscania and Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Italy for the Holy See. ...
The Papal conclave of 2005 was convoked due to the death of Pope John Paul II on April 2, 2005. ...
A modern coat of arms is derived from the medi val practice of painting designs onto the shield and outer clothing of knights to enable them to be identified in battle, and later in tournaments. ...
Shield
The shape of the shield varies from artist to artist. In the initial rendering of the coat of arms of Pope Benedict XVI the shape chosen was that of a chalice. In heraldry, the herald and the person granted arms have considerable leeway in the contents of the shield. By long standing tradition this is the only place within the papal coat of arms that changes from pope to pope. In heraldry, the shield is the principal portion of a heraldic achievement or coat of arms. ...
Pope Benedict XVI (Latin: , born Joseph Alois Ratzinger on 16 April 1927) is the 265th[1] and reigning Pope, the head of the Roman Catholic Church, and sovereign of Vatican City State. ...
Russian chalice A chalice (from Latin calix, cup) is a goblet intended to hold drink. ...
Heraldry is the science and art of designing, displaying, describing and recording coats of arms and badges, as well as the formal ceremonies and laws that regulate the use and inheritance of arms. ...
Every pope of the Roman Catholic Church has his own personal coat of arms that serves as a symbol of his papacy. ...
Blazon The blazon is a written description of the contents of a coat of arms. It uses terminology peculiar to heraldry and the order follows certain conventions. Yet there is no single way to describe a given set of arms with a blazon. Here is one description of the shield: This is an article about Heraldry. ...
- Per chevron ployé¹ throughout Or and Gules, dexter a Moor's head proper, crowned and collared Gules, and sinister a bear passant in bend proper carrying a pack Gules belted Sable, in base an escallop Or.
In plain English this would translate to: - A shield divided by curved lines draping from the upper center of the shield to either side. The upper sections are gold (yellow) and the base is red. In the shield's upper right (as observed by the person carrying the shield) is a Moor's head in natural color wearing a crown and collar (the head is also called a "Moor of Freising" or "caput ethiopicum"). In the upper left is a walking brown bear in natural color wearing a red pack fastened with a black belts (the bear is also known as "Corbinian's bear"). In the base is a gold scallop shell.
Notes: - The Vatican website referred to the division of the shield as chape or mantled, however mantles do not normally contain charges (an heraldic term for objects). Per chevron throughout ployé describes a nearly identical division that contains charges in the upper corners. The mantle is a religious symbol, and indicates ideals inspired in the monastic spirituality, and is also a reference to the Order of Saint Benedict.
- The Vatican website specifies black (sable) belts, but the placing of black on red violates the heraldic rule of tincture. Other artists have therefore substituted white belts.
 The coat of arms of Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger. St Benedict of Nursia (c. ...
The first rule of heraldry is the rule of tincture: metal should not be put on metal, nor colour on colour (Humphrey Llwyd, 1568). ...
The motto, Cooperatores veritatis, means Collaborators in the truth. ...
The motto, Cooperatores veritatis, means Collaborators in the truth. ...
Charges The charges of the arms, the Moor's head, Corbinian's bear, and scallop, appeared on the Pope's previous coat of arms, used when he was Archbishop of Munich and Freising. However, they not only relate to his origins, but also to his trust in God, which Christians are called to so as to endure the world's travails and hardships, as well his calling to spread this faith to others. The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Munich and Freising — known in the German language as Erzbistum München und Freising and in Latin as Archidioecesis Monacensis et Frisingensis — is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Bavaria, Germany. ...
Scallop shell The symbolism of the scallop shell is multiple. Saint Augustine was once walking along the seashore, meditating on the unfathomable mystery of the Holy Trinity. A boy was using a shell to pour seawater into a little hole. When Augustine asked him what he was doing, he replied, "I am emptying the sea into this hole." Thus did Augustine understand that man would never penetrate to the depths of the mystery of God. While a doctoral candidate in 1953, Fr. Joseph Ratzinger wrote his dissertation on The People of God and the House of God in Augustine's Teaching about the Church, and therefore has a personal connection with the thought of this great Doctor of the Church. Genera See text. ...
Aurelius Augustinus, Augustine of Hippo, or Saint Augustine (November 13, 354–August 28, 430) was one of the most important figures in the development of Western Christianity. ...
For other uses, see Trinity (disambiguation). ...
The foundational meaning behind the scallop shell is its allusion to the Sacrament of Holy Baptism. In the Roman Catholic Church, a sea shell is often used to pour water over the head of the child being baptized. Thus, a sea shell is used to evoke the imagery of this rite which makes one a part of the Body of Christ and is foundational to the Christian life.
The shell also stands for pilgrimage. When topped with a scallop shell a pilgrim's staff, or "Jacob's staff," is the sign of a pilgrim. In Church art it is a symbol of the apostle Saint James the Great, and his sanctuary at Santiago de Compostela in Spain, perhaps the principal place of pilgrimage during the middle ages. This symbol alludes, as well, to "the pilgrim people of God," a title for the Church which Joseph Ratzinger championed at the Second Vatican Council as peritus (theological adviser) to Josef Cardinal Frings of Cologne and Julius Cardinal Döpfner of Munich-Freising (his episcopal predecessor). When he became Archbishop he took the shell in his coat of arms. It is also found in the insignia of the Schottenkloster in Regensburg, where the major seminary of that diocese is located, a place where Benedict taught as a professor of theology. A pilgrimage is a term primarily used in religion and spirituality of a long journey or search of great moral significance. ...
The pilgrims staff is a walking stick used by pilgrims to the shrine of Santiago de Compostella is Spain. ...
For the the plant known as the ocotillo, sometimes called the Jacobs staff, see ocotillo. ...
Saint James the Great (d. ...
The Obradoiro façade of the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela: an all-but-Gothic composition generated entirely of classical details Santiago de Compostela (2004 pop. ...
The Second Ecumenical Council of the Vatican, or Vatican II, (Vatican two) was an Ecumenical Council of the Roman Catholic Church opened under Pope John XXIII in 1962 and closed under Pope Paul VI in 1965. ...
Josef Frings (6 February 1887 - 17 December 1978), previously also known as Joseph Richard Frings was appointed Archbishop of Köln on 1 May 1942, and was elevated to Cardinal on 18 February 1946. ...
His Eminence Julius August Döpfner (born August 26, 1913 in Hausen near Würzburg, died July 24, 1976 in Munich) was a Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and Arch Bishop of Munich from 1961 until 1976. ...
Finally, the pilgrimage symbolism of the shell may also refer both to the reconfigured role of the pope as not only ruler, but also pilgrim among the peoples and nations of the world. Pope Paul VI—who created Joseph Ratzinger as a cardinal in 1976—was often called the "Pilgrim Pope" for his ground-breaking travels to the Holy Land, India, the United States, Colombia, the Philippines, and elsewhere. This precedent was greatly elaborated upon by Pope John Paul II with his historic trips, numbering over a hundred. As a result, Benedict may be paying homage to these men and the new role for the papacy, which he himself must now continue and make his own. Pope Paul VI (Latin: ), born Giovanni Battista Enrico Antonio Maria Montini (September 26, 1897 – August 6, 1978), reigned as Pope of the Catholic Church and as sovereign of Vatican City from 1963 to 1978. ...
A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official in the Roman Catholic Church, ranking just below the Pope and appointed by him as a member of the College of Cardinals during a consistory. ...
Pope John Paul II (Latin: ), born Karol Józef Wojtyła [1] (May 18, 1920 – April 2, 2005) reigned as Pope of the Roman Catholic Church for almost 27 years, from October 16, 1978 until his death, making his the second-longest pontificate. ...
Moor of Freising The Moor's head is an heraldic charge associated with Freising, Germany. The origins of the Moor's head or caput ethiopicum in Freising is not entirely known. Typically facing left it appeared on the coat of arms of the old principality of Freising as early as 1316. Some theories of its reference include: Copyrighted Image Photo courtesy of Wayne B. Chandler Moorish Ambassador to Queen Elizabeth I The Moors were the medieval Muslim inhabitants of al-Andalus (the Iberian Peninsula including the present day Spain and Portugal) and the Maghreb and western Africa, whose culture is often called Moorish. ...
Freising is a city in Bavaria, Germany, capital of the district Freising. ...
The Three Wise Men are given the names Caspar, Melchior, and Balthasar in this late 6th century mosaic from the Basilica of St Apollinarius in Ravenna, Italy. ...
Saint-Maurice may refer to: Saint-Maurice, a former federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons, and located in the province of Quebec Saint-Maurice, VS (Roman Agaunum) is a commune and a district in the Valais, Switzerland. ...
Zeno of Verona (also Zenone; Zenone of Verona) (about 300 - 371 or 300 - 380) was either an early Christian Bishop or martyr. ...
Sigismund (died 524) was king of the Burgundians from 516 to his death. ...
Arms of Pope Benedict XVI, with Corbinians Bear. ...
Corbinian's bear A legend states that while traveling to Rome, Saint Corbinian's pack horse was killed by a bear. He commanded the bear to carry the load. Once he arrived, he released it from his service, and it returned to Bavaria. The implication is that "Christianity tamed and domesticated the ferocity of paganism and thus laid the foundations for a great civilization in the Duchy of Bavaria." At the same time, Corbinian's bear, as God's beast of burden, symbolizes the weight of office that Benedict now carries. Binomial name Equus caballus Linnaeus, 1758 nugget For other uses, see Horse (disambiguation). ...
Genera Ailuropoda Ursus Tremarctos Arctodus(extinct) A bear is a very large mammal of the order Carnivora, family Ursidae. ...
Christianity is a monotheistic religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth, known by Christians as Jesus Christ, as recounted in the New Testament. ...
Paganism (from Latin paganus) and heathenry are blanket terms which have come to connote a broad set of spiritual or religious beliefs and practices of natural or polytheistic religions, as opposed to the Abrahamic monotheistic religions. ...
The Free State of Bavaria (German: Freistaat Bayern), with an area of 70,553 km² (27,241 square miles) and 12. ...
External ornaments
 The coat of arms of the Holy See. According to established heraldic convention, a pope's coat of arms is externally adorned only by the three-tiered papal tiara and the keys of Saint Peter. No other objects nor a motto is added. The tiara represents the roles of authority of the pope, while the keys represent the power to loose and bind on heaven and earth (Matt 16:19). Although the initial rendering of Benedict's arms do not follow this convention (they include a mitre and pallium), the tiara and keys remain the symbol of the papacy. They are still used on the flag of the Vatican City and the coat of arms of the Holy See. The arms of the Holy See. ...
The arms of the Holy See. ...
16th century Papal Tiara, the oldest surviving tiara in the papal collection. ...
Saint Peter, also known as Peter, Simon ben Jonah/BarJonah, Simon Peter, Cephas and Kepha—original name Simon or Simeon (Acts 15:14)—was one of the twelve original disciples or apostles of Jesus. ...
Mitre In the initial rendering of the Pope's arms, the tiara is replaced with a silver mitre with three gold stripes. These stripes are to mean: order, jurisdiction, and magisterum. This interpretation is slightly different from the traditional symbolism of the papal tiara: to teach (magisterium), to govern (jurisdiction), and to sanctify (order). This may be a slip of the curial tongue, or it may reflect a variation on the traditional role of the papacy in light of the former Cardinal Ratzinger's role in the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. The stripes are connected by a vertical gold band, "to indicate their unity in the same person." MITRE is a US not-for-profit corporation that manages three federally-funded research and development centers whose main activities are applying computer-based automation to large and complex tasks. ...
Holy Orders in the modern Roman Catholic Church and in the Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, Anglican, Assyrian, Old Catholic, and Independent Catholic Churches, includes three degrees: bishop, priest, and deacon. ...
The Roman Curia (sometimes, if inaccurately, called the Vatican) is the administrative apparatus of the Holy See, coordinating and providing the necessary organisation for the correct functioning of the Catholic Church and the achievement of its goals. ...
The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF) (Congregatio pro Doctrina Fidei) is the oldest of the nine congregations of the Roman Curia. ...
The golden part can be read as a single Chinese character (wang) or Japanese kanji (ou etc.): 王. This character means king or ruler etc. and is used in combinations that mean vatican 法王庁, pope 法王 etc.
Pallium The pallium with red crosses is also a new addition. It represents a bishop's role of being pastor of the flock entrusted to him by Christ. The form of the pallium illustrated is the smaller, more recent version of the pallium. It is greatly reduced in size from the earlier and more historically-grounded version of the pallium that was closer to the Eastern Christian omophorion. The omophorion was used in the West before A.D. 1000 and continues to be used in the Eastern Orthodox Church and Eastern Rite Catholic Churches, especially in eastern Europe and Greece. The Pallium or Pall (derived, so far as the name is concerned, from the Roman pallium or palla, a woollen cloak) is an ecclesiastical vestment in the Roman Catholic Church, originally peculiar to the Pope, but for many centuries past bestowed by him on metropolitans and primates as a symbol...
In the Orthodox liturgical tradition, the omophorion is one of the bishops vestments and the symbol of his spiritual and ecclesiastical authority. ...
Pentecost - Pentecost is considered in Eastern Orthodoxy to be the Birth of the Church. ...
The term Eastern Rites may refer to the liturgical rites used by many ancient Christian Churches of Eastern Europe and the Middle East that, while being part of the Roman Catholic Church, are distinct from the Latin Rite or Western Church. ...
Heraldic discussion
Controversy
 Alternative rendering with Tiara and Keys Many heralds have voiced objection to the use of the mitre and pallium. They consider that the current arms ignore heraldic convention, rather than changing them. A summary of typical arguments against the current rendering include: Download high resolution version (387x610, 54 KB)Rendering of the arms of Pope Benedict XVI by Marco Fappoli [1] with traditional Papal Tiara. ...
Download high resolution version (387x610, 54 KB)Rendering of the arms of Pope Benedict XVI by Marco Fappoli [1] with traditional Papal Tiara. ...
- Heraldry is governed by established custom. Artists have considerable latitude on how to render elements of arms, as long as heraldic customs are followed.
- Heraldic customs are either based on established practice or rules set down by a competent authority properly decreed.
- The use of the tiara as the symbol of the pope is an established practice, its use being very consistent since 14th century.
- The use of mitres in the personal arms of lesser Catholic bishops was banned by papal decree in 1969.
- Long-standing tradition prohibits the use of all external ornaments, save the tiara and keys, in papal arms. This would preclude the use of the pallium.
 Rendering with mitre included on a tapestry hanging from Saint Peter's Basilica. - Although the Pope, as head of the Church and ruler of Vatican City, has the authority to alter ecclesiastically heraldic rules to permit the mitre and pallium, he has (as yet) not issued a proper decree to that effect.
- Soon after the unveiling of the coat of arms, the Holy See announced that although the tiara is not represented in Benedict's "personal" arms, the tiara and keys remain the symbol of the papacy. (The Vatican flag and arms of the Holy See will not be changed.)
- The practical use of an item in everyday life is irrelevant to the appropriateness of its use in heraldry. The fact that no pope has worn a tiara since 1963, does not affect its use in heraldry. Cardinals have been prohibited from wearing the galero since 1969, and other clergy have been prohibited from wearing it for hundreds of years prior, yet it is still used in heraldry for all Catholic clergy, except popes.
 The coat of arms of Benedict XVI in the garden behind Saint Peter's Basilica. Based on the above arguments some find the introduction of the mitre and pallium in the Pope's personal arms as inappropriate. According to those critics Benedict's arms can properly be rendered with the tiara and keys and without the pallium. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1205x1756, 646 KB) Summary The Coat of arms of Pope Benedict XVI as seen on the tapestry hanging from Saint Peters Basilica in Rome. ...
Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1205x1756, 646 KB) Summary The Coat of arms of Pope Benedict XVI as seen on the tapestry hanging from Saint Peters Basilica in Rome. ...
Upon the death of a cardinal diocesan bishop, his galero is raised above the sanctuary of his cathedral church. ...
Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1681x1786, 968 KB) Summary The Coat of arms of Pope Benedict XVI in the flower bed behind Saint Peters Basilica. ...
Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1681x1786, 968 KB) Summary The Coat of arms of Pope Benedict XVI in the flower bed behind Saint Peters Basilica. ...
There have been a few instances where the Pope's new shield has been coupled with the traditional tiara and keys. The most public is in the garden behind St. Peter's Basilica, viewable from atop the dome. Shortly after the death of John Paul II, the contents of his shield were removed from the flowerbed, but the tiara was left in place. Rather than making the gardeners dig up the tiara and replace it with a mitre, it was left in place. The pallium was not added. The Basilica of Saint Peter from Castel SantAngelo. ...
 Alternative rendering with Camelaucum Image File history File links Benedictxvi-arms-camelaucum. ...
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Compromise? If the abandonment of the tiara is to become a formal change in papal arms, one suggestion, hypothesized on the American Heraldry Society's on-line discussion forum, is to alter the form of the mitre. Both the mitre and the tiara may share a common origin: the camelaucum. Use of the camelaucum would hearken back to the original papal mitre while still retaining the unique appearance of the tiara. It could be rendered with three stripes with a vertical band. The mission of The American Heraldry Society is to educate the American population on the subject of heraldry and to lobby the institutions of the federal government and the several states to offer protection for armorial bearings in the United States of America. ...
The coronation of Pope Pius XII in 1939. ...
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Pope Benedict XVI (Latin: , born Joseph Alois Ratzinger on 16 April 1927) is the 265th[1] and reigning Pope, the head of the Roman Catholic Church, and sovereign of Vatican City State. ...
This is the rendering of the arms of Pope Benedict XVI done by Archbishop Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo for the Popes personal use only. ...
This article covers the early life (1927 - 1951) of Pope Benedict XVI (born Joseph Ratzinger). ...
The Papal conclave of 2005 was convoked due to the death of Pope John Paul II on April 2, 2005. ...
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These are the works written by Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, elected Pope Benedict XVI: As Joseph Kardinal Ratzinger (original titles) Dialektik der Säkularisierung (En: The Dialectics of Secularization), Freiburg im Breisgau 2005, ISBN 3-451-28869-9 Werte in Zeiten des Umbruchs (En: Values in a Time of Upheaval), Freiburg...
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