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The Coat of Arms is based on the oldest diocesean Chapter Seal from 1292. It symbolises Unaman, Sunaman and Vinaman nephews of the Missionary Bishop Sigfrid. They where martyred by beheading at Växjö. | The Coat of Arms is based on the oldest diocesean Chapter Seal from 1292. It symbolises Unaman, Sunaman and Vinaman nephews of the Missionary Bishop Sigfrid. They where martyred by beheading at Växjö. | ||
====Arms of Bishops==== | |||
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File:växjö-lindegård.rel.jpg|Sven Lindegård(1973-1991) | |||
File:växjö-hellström.rel.png|Jan Arvid Hellström(1991-1994) | |||
File:växjö-wejryd.rel.png|Anders Wejryd(1995-2006), Become Archbishop of Uppsala. | |||
File:växjö-thidevall.rel.png|Sven Thidevall(2006-2010) | |||
File:växjö-johansson.rel.png|Jan-Olof Johansson(2010-2015) | |||
File:växjö-modeus.rel.png|Fredrik Modéus(2015-present) | |||
</gallery> | |||
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[[Literature]] : Nevéus and de Waern, 1992 | [[Literature]] : Nevéus and de Waern, 1992. Pictures of Bishop's Arms by Lokal Profil on Wikimedia Commons. | ||
[[File:sweden.jpg|50 px|link=Sweden]][[Category:Swedish ecclesiastical heraldry]] | [[File:sweden.jpg|50 px|link=Sweden]][[Category:Swedish ecclesiastical heraldry]] | ||
[[Category:Lutheran dioceses]] | [[Category:Lutheran dioceses]] | ||
Revision as of 11:09, 8 September 2018
DIOCESE OF VÄXJÖ
Denomination : Lutheran
Official blazon
I rött tre avhuggna, tonsurerade manshuvuden av silver, ordnade två och ett.
Origin/meaning
The Coat of Arms is based on the oldest diocesean Chapter Seal from 1292. It symbolises Unaman, Sunaman and Vinaman nephews of the Missionary Bishop Sigfrid. They where martyred by beheading at Växjö.
Arms of Bishops
- Växjö-lindegård.rel.jpg
Sven Lindegård(1973-1991)
- Växjö-hellström.rel.png
Jan Arvid Hellström(1991-1994)
- Växjö-wejryd.rel.png
Anders Wejryd(1995-2006), Become Archbishop of Uppsala.
- Växjö-thidevall.rel.png
Sven Thidevall(2006-2010)
- Växjö-johansson.rel.png
Jan-Olof Johansson(2010-2015)
- Växjö-modeus.rel.png
Fredrik Modéus(2015-present)
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Index of the site
Literature : Nevéus and de Waern, 1992. Pictures of Bishop's Arms by Lokal Profil on Wikimedia Commons.
