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| |shield = ''], two keys in ] ] and ], interlaced in the rings Or, beneath a ] argent, crowned Or''<ref>The Holy See. "". ''Vatican.va''. 15 March 2006. Web. 2 August 2012.</ref> | |shield = ''], two keys in ] ] and ], interlaced in the rings Or, beneath a ] argent, crowned Or''<ref>The Holy See. "". ''Vatican.va''. 15 March 2006. Web. 2 August 2012.</ref> | ||
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| |shield = ''], two keys in ] ] and ], interlaced in the rings Or, beneath a ] argent, crowned Or''. The keys are reversed from the Vatican City coat.<ref>The Holy See. "". ''Vatican.va''. 15 March 2006. Web. 2 August 2012.</ref> | |||
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| Coat of arms of the State of Vatican City | |
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| Shield | Gules, two keys in saltire Or and argent, interlaced in the rings Or, beneath a tiara argent, crowned Or |
| Coat of arms of the Holy See | |
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| Shield | Gules, two keys in saltire Or and argent, interlaced in the rings Or, beneath a tiara argent, crowned Or. The keys are reversed from the Vatican City coat. |
The coat of arms of the Holy See and the State of Vatican City represent both the See of Rome and the State of Vatican City.
History
Keys appear on the coat of arms of of the Holy See since the XIV century,. The keys appear in the coat as Gules, two keys in saltire Or and argent, interlaced in the rings Or, beneath a tiara argent, crowned Or. Thus it is similar to the emblem of the Papacy, with the positions of the gold and silver keys reversed, charged on a red field.
Since the early thirteenth century, keys have been used as an emblem of the Holy See, becoming the official insignia by the early fourteenth century. Keys were used in the heraldic achievement of the See, the coats of arms of the Holy See and popes and on flags and banners of the Holy See, Papal States, popes and cardinals. The earliest thirteenth century flags display a single key with wards up and to the fly coloured argent (which is often displayed as white, though literally means "silver") on a red field. By the fourteenth century, flags display four keys upright with wards to the fly, each coloured argent, on a red flag with an argent cross between them; soon after, however, the keys began to appear in sets of two crossed in saltire, with four sets arranged with an argent cross between them. By the mid century fourteenth century, the crossed keys would sparatically displayed with a cord binding the keys together. At this time we also see the first example of two keys crossed in saltire displayed with the papal tiara on a red field, though both of the keys were still coloured argent at this time.
By the late fourteenth century, we have examples of flags displaying again the four sets of two keys crossed in saltire and tied about by a cord in the rings with the cross in, however, two sets were coloured argent while the other two Or (often shown in yellow, though literally meaning "gold"). Also found are two keys Or in saltire with a cord binding them on an argent field.
The gold key alludes to the power in the Kingdom of the Heavens, while silver one alludes to the spiritual authority of the papacy on earth. The wards are turned up towards Heaven and the grips turned down, and the cord that unites the grips alludes to the bond between the two powers. It is believed the keys were adopted as a symbol of the papacy because of a New Testament verse in which the Keys of the Kingdom of Heaven are promised to Saint Peter, with authority to bind and loose (Matthew 16:18–19). The tiara represents the three powers of the Supreme Pontiff; the three powers being Sacred Orders as Supreme Priest, Jurisdiction as Supreme Pastor and Magisterium as Supreme Teacher.
Coats of arms of the Catholic Church
The coat of arms given to the Catholic Church as a whole is, Gules two keys crossed in saltire, one gold and one silver.
Coats of arms of the Papal States
The arms of the Papal States were the same as the arms of the reigning pope.
See also
References
- The Holy See. "Coat of Arms of the Holy See and of the State of Vatican City". Vatican.va. 15 March 2006. Web. 2 August 2012.
- The Holy See. "Coat of Arms of the Holy See and of the State of Vatican City". Vatican.va. 15 March 2006. Web. 2 August 2012.
- The Holy See. "Coat of Arms of the Holy See and of the State of Vatican City". Vatican.va. 15 March 2006. Web. 2 August 2012.
- The Holy See. "Coat of Arms of the Holy See and of the State of Vatican City". Vatican.va. 15 March 2006. Web. 2 August 2012.
- Coat of Arms of His Holiness Benedict XVI
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