Heraldry of the church: a handbook for decorators (1911)
Dorling, E. E. (Edward Earle) · London : A. R. Mowbray & co., ltd. · leaf 188
t prisonersand slaves, was a hermit of France wholived in the sixth century. He foundedan abbey near Limoges and spent his longlife in works of pity, being specially tendertowards those who had lost their liberty.The Benedictines claimed him as one oftheir order, and the black field of thesearms is… … S. LEONARD 178 Heraldry of the Church S. Mary Magdalene. July 22 Party purple and sable strewn yvith dropssilver an alabaster ointment-pot in its proper colours embellished with gold. The field is divided perpendicularly andcoloured purple and black, the colours ofpenitence and mourning. The…
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