Bishop Cozzens who will be ordained today, Dec. 9, as Auxiliary Bishop of St. Paul, MN commissioned a custom crozier to use as bishop. The artist carved the new bishop’s coat of arms into the crook of the crozier. Very nice, I think.
http://thecatholicspirit.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/CrosierCrook.jpg
Wonderful idea and wonderful execution.
gselvester;101114 wrote:
The artist carved the new bishop’s coat of arms into the crook of the crozier. Very nice, I think.
As Kenneth intimated, a wonderful piece of work. I was wondering what wood it might have been made from and found the following web page, which tells us that the craftsman’s name is Paul Sirba and that he carved it out of white oak.
http://thecatholicspirit.com/featured/woodcarvers-faith-talents-go-cozzens-crosier/
I had wondered if it might subsequently have been gilded but there is no mention, so I am guessing not.
It wasn’t. It was simply stained.
gselvester;101123 wrote:
It wasn’t. It was simply stained.
... and I am sure it looked magnificent. Thanks.
I think this is a simply superlative application of heraldry!!
I am glad that he only had it stained, trying to do too much might have made it rather garish rather than an exercise in simplicity.
The bishop holding his crozier moments after he was ordained.
http://thecatholicspirit.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/WEB.Cozzens-7.jpg
Well worth considering for some sort of AHS recognition!
I agree, this is so well conceived and crafted and the wood choice is classic for something like this. Very innovative yet traditional in feeling.
I agree that it is beautiful ... yet, I think gold leaf could have been used without it being garish.
http://www.oconnorscatholicsupply.com/images/BishopsItems 1419.jpg
—Guy
It would be nice in gold, but FWIW I like the wood better. De gustibus & all that… Also, given the tone of the current Pope, the simplicity of hand-carved wood seems more in keeping with the times. Also, it seems to me to be a better (more accessible and affordable) model for others to follow.