Ad Maoirem De Gloriam

The coat of arms of Pope Benedict XVI soon after the papal election. Benedict's coat of arms has omitted the papal tiara, which traditionally appears in the background to designate the Pope's position as a worldly ruler like a king, replacing it with a simple mitre, emphasising his spiritual authority! Scallop shell: The symbolism of the scallop shell is multiple,while it represent the pilgrim church(as II Vatican COuncil formulates)being a symbol for pilgrims for Santiago de Compostela , the other meanings is thought to represent Saint Augustine.The legend tells,that St Augustine was humilated in his scholastic thinking when he met the child Christ on the shore with a shell digging a hole to place the entire ocean in it!! Moor of Freising: The Moor's head is an heraldic charge associated with Freising, Germany where Benedict first serve as Archbishop.It deplicate an african slave with a crown in his head,meaning a freed one out of bondage from sin!! Corbinian's b...

I heared from a friend of mine that having a so called Coat of Arms is for the Rich and Famous and for the so called Royal Family only.... so i was thinking of making my own coat of arms, i may not have millions neither a member of the Royal Family nor a famous Celebrity or whatever but am kinda like the thought of having one though.... here let me share with you every details of my so called coat of arms.... the crown with an armor head stands for Fear of God and Dignity, the letter M with a crown and sorrounded with an olive wreath stands for the Blessed Virgin Mary as my Queen and Mother, the red Lion with wings with yellow background stands for Humility and Honesty, the Two Headed Unicorn stands for my Parents and the Five Stars stands for my five sibings the Bread and Wine with the Cross stands for my King and Lord Jesus Christ... the two Lion with Crown in each side holding the Armor stands for Integrity and Courage and the Crown on top in each head stands for Devotion to my Quee...