Ambrosius Jacobus Johannes van Baars

AMBROSIUS JACOBUS JOHANNES VAN BAARS

Born : April 6, 1854
Deceased : March 25, 1910

Apostolic Vicar of Curaçao, 1897-1910; Titular Bishop of Teuchira

Official blazon

Dutch	Een uit de bovenschildrand komende keper van blauw beladen met een verkort kruisje van zilver; de hoeken boven de keper van zwart en onder in zilver een baars van naturel. Devies: Crux virtus mea.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The chevron and cross are the symbol of strength and Christianity and resemble a church gable. The black and silver are the colours of the Dominicans, the order to which the bishop belonged. The base shows a canting perch (Baars in Dutch).

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  Letterhead 1908

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