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''' | '''Born''': August 16, 1875<br> | ||
'''Deceased''': October 10, 1949 | |||
Bishop of [[Diocese of Springfield in Massachusetts|Springfield in Massachusetts]], 1921-1949 | |||
[[File:springfield-oleary.jpg|center|300 px|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | |||
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Impaled. Dexter: Argent, a cross pommetty gules, between four fountains; Sinister: Azure, a three-masted ship under sail argent, led by a five-pointed star of the same; on a chief of the last three lance-heads gules. | |||
MOTTO: Viam veritatis elegi. | |||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
As common in US episcopal heraldry, the arms show the arms of the diocese impaled with the personal arms of the bishop. | |||
The ship is an old O'Leary emblem. The star is from the Bishop's former Ordinary (Guertin of Manchester); the three lance heads are the heraldic attributes of St. Thomas, the Apostle, his name Patron. | |||
The motto means " I have chosen the way of truth" and is taken from Psalm 118: 30 | |||
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[[Category:Roman Catholic bishops|O'Leary]] | [[Category:Roman Catholic bishops|O'Leary]] |
Latest revision as of 07:49, 19 April 2024
THOMAS MICHAEL O'LEARY
Born: August 16, 1875
Deceased: October 10, 1949
Bishop of Springfield in Massachusetts, 1921-1949
English | blazon wanted |
Impaled. Dexter: Argent, a cross pommetty gules, between four fountains; Sinister: Azure, a three-masted ship under sail argent, led by a five-pointed star of the same; on a chief of the last three lance-heads gules.
MOTTO: Viam veritatis elegi.
Origin/meaning
As common in US episcopal heraldry, the arms show the arms of the diocese impaled with the personal arms of the bishop.
The ship is an old O'Leary emblem. The star is from the Bishop's former Ordinary (Guertin of Manchester); the three lance heads are the heraldic attributes of St. Thomas, the Apostle, his name Patron.
The motto means " I have chosen the way of truth" and is taken from Psalm 118: 30
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