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Originally posted by Moonsouljah
A little more detail could help your cause but perhaps the Queen of Sheba(?)
Oh wait- this is the crest of the Pope. In that case we can deduce she probably didn't use rubbers.
The upper left-hand section depicts a brown-faced Moor, crown and collar. This element is not rare in European heraldry, and it is very frequent in the Bavarian tradition. It is called "caput ethiopicum" or "Moor of Freising."
Moor of Freising
The Moor's head is an heraldic charge associated with Freising, Germany. The origins of the Moor's head or caput ethiopicum in Freising is not entirely known. Typically facing to the viewer's left (dexter in heraldic terms), it appeared on the coat of arms of the old principality of Freising as early as 1316. While there are several variations on Moor's heads in heraldry, the one used by Freising and adopted by Benedict XVI is always crowned and collared. Generally, in this form, the lips, crown, and collar are always red, while the face and hair are brown and the eyes, white. If an earring is shown, it is shown gold. Some theories of its original reference include:
Prester John, a legendary (possibly semi-mythical) Christian priest and king whose realm shifted in folklore from India to, eventually, Ethiopia
Balthazar, one of the Magi, by some legends a Moor
Saint Maurice, a Roman-Egyptian martyr popular in Germany as a defender of the Faith and presumed to be a Moor
Saint Zeno, frequently shown as a Moor
Saint Sigismund, often confused historically with Saint Maurice
Saint Corbinian, founder of the Diocese of Freising, mistakenly thought to have been a Moor
Originally posted by Moonsouljah
A little more detail could help your cause but perhaps the Queen of Sheba(?)
Oh wait- this is the crest of the Pope. In that case we can deduce she probably didn't use rubbers.
Originally posted by SLAYER69
reply to post by kokoro
OK
Black Irish?
seriously is this a real crest?
www.thecdr.us...
[edit on 24-2-2009 by SLAYER69]