Donnchadh;45254 wrote:
Thanx Nenad. Is the dexter hand apaume Gules charge appear often in eastern heraldry? As in, Saint Joseph of Damascus Antiochian parish arms. It is very frequent in Irish and Scottish heraldry. Just curious.
http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5996/732/1600/St Joseph Damascene.jpg
No, I haven’t seen it in any other Orthodox Ecclesiastical arms, but then again, I don’t think there is such a thing as an exclusively Orthodox Ecclesiastical charge…
With the blessing of His Eminent Grace Episcope of Australia & New Zealand Lord Irinej (Dobrijevich), my Clerical arms were established.
They were rendered by Iconpainter Rade M. Pavlovich (Heraldic Artist of The Princely Branch of The Serbian Royal House of Karageorgevich, Heraldic Artist of The CROM-BHGS) in the ancient technique of egg-tempera.
http://www.czipm.org/Grafika/Foto/gal_her227.jpg
http://www.czipm.org/djakonski.html
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nice nenad
very nice picture
Congratulations, Nenad. That is another very attractive emblazonment of your arms.
Some more Ecclesiastical heraldry from the Romanian Orthodox Church.
The arms of Metropolitan Andrey (Shaguna) /1808-1873/.
http://img54.imageshack.us/img54/472/patriarchnikonzo1.jpg
The arms of Nikon, by the Grace of God The Grand Lord, The Most Holy Archepiscope of Moscow and The Patriarch of All Great and Small and White Russia (1605-+1681).
The beautiful arms upot the seal of The Metropolitan of Moldavia Veniamin (Kostaki), mid 19th c.
http://img234.imageshack.us/img234/9253/veniaminkostakithemetrokx9.jpg
The doubleheaded eagle of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Konstanitnoupolis.
http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/3445/300pxbyzantineeagleag3.jpg
this stonework is beautiful
Indeed, that is very nice.
Bishop John R. Martin of The Orthodox Carpatho-Russian Diocese of America
http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/9083/bishopjohnrmartinofthecrm6.jpg
http://www.ortodox.nm.ru/GERBI1.GIF
CoA of the Georgian Orthodox Church, showing St. George and the Dragon.
http://img182.imageshack.us/img182/1280/g8su6.jpg
CoA of the Patriachate of Moscow, Russian Orthodox Church.
http://img182.imageshack.us/img182/1722/g3ke7.jpg
CoA of Alexej II, Patriach of Moscow.
Armorial bearings of The Very Reverend Protopezbyter-Mitrophore Father Waldemar Janusz Kuchta D.D. with the Blessing of His Most Eminent Grace Archbishop of Winnipeg and Primate of The Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada Lord John (Stinka).
http://www.czipm.org/Grafika/Foto/gal_her-val01.jpg
http://www.czipm.org/valdemar.html
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http://bibliotekar.ru/rusKart/5.files/image001.jpg
Saint Dimitry of Rostov, Metopolitan of Rostov and Yaroslav (1651-1709)
