U.S. Heraldic Registry
Registration of contemporary and historical American heraldry
Episcopal Diocese of Southeast Florida
Registration number 20061118F
This certifies that the heraldic arms of the Episcopal Diocese of Southeast Florida are registered as an original design and are described by the blazon below
Source
Diocese website: http://www.diosef.org/shield.htm
Documents furnished by the Diocese of Central Florida
Design Rationale
The armorial device of the Diocese of Southeast Florida can be thought of as two stacked shields. The shield in the central foreground represents the geography of southeast Florida and the shield in the background, which is shown as a border, represents the Diocese of South Florida.
The central design symbolizes the Diocese of Southeast Florida's geographic position between the Atlantic Ocean and the Everglades. The shield is divided vertically: the right half (from the viewer's perspective) depicts waves of blue on silver for the eastern shore of Florida; and the green of the left half represents the "River of Grass" to the west.
The Cross and Sun design which overlay this section are taken from the state flag of Florida, but the medallion is inscribed with the sacred monogram "IHS" to refer to the Son of Righteousness.
The border around the central design is based on the shield of the mother diocese, the Diocese of South Florida, which was split into three dioceses including the Diocese of Southeast Florida in 1969. This design consisted of a red cross with a silver outline, the upper left corner is black, the lower right is blue, and the other corners are silver.
Registered by
Michael Swanson
Categories
Roll of Arms
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