Heraldry of the church: a handbook for decorators (1911)
Dorling, E. E. (Edward Earle) · London : A. R. Mowbray & co., ltd. · leaf 160
Mary Azure a heart in its proper colour haVingwings gold and pierced by a sword silver withits hilt gold. This very ancient shield for Our Ladyis a reference to Simeons words, Yea, asword shall pass through thine own soulalso. Its blue field is the Virgins colour,and the charges are suggestive of… … THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY I 50 Heraldry of the Church S. Michael the ArchangelSeptember 29 Silver a cross pommy gules. The reason is lost for the choice of ared cross of this peculiar form, with itsarms ending in balls or apples, as theemblem of the Archangel Michael, but itis so assigned in Harl.…
Church decoration and ornament · Heraldry, Sacred
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