medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Thanks for this information - I suspected they were modern, but also thought there was a medieval connection -
Isn't the cathedral of Bamberg roughly the same time period as Freising (13th-14th cento)?
George the Less
On Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:02:12 +0100, John Briggs wrote:
>medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
>George R. Hoelzeman wrote:
>>
>> Pope Benedict XVI's coat of arms features a crowned African face,
>> clearly subsaharan. That having been noted, I don't know the date of
>> origin for the Ratzinger coat of arms.
>Benedict's arms date, of course, from 2005, but are a variation of those he
>adopted as Archbishop of Munich and Freising in 1977. The moor's head is
>said to be a symbol of the diocese of Freising (since 1316, apparently).
>John Briggs
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