Bishop Quintard's Coat of Arms

Personal coat of arms of Bishop Charles Todd Quintard
Rendered by Chad Krouse, 2025

As a son of the University of the South, I'm especially interested in heraldry related to its founders such as the Rt. Rev. Charles Todd Quintard (1824-1898), Second Bishop of Tennessee.  Quintard was immensely helpful in securing funding for the university's School of Theology which continues as a strong residential seminary in the Episcopal Church today.  

Quintard wore many hats, literally.  He was a medical doctor, served as a chaplain and surgeon in the Confederate Army (with pro-Union beliefs), vice chancellor of the University of the South, Bishop of the Diocese of Tennessee, and Chaplain for the Order of St. John.  Perhaps it was his office as Chaplain of the Order of St. John that provides us the visual delights in his personal coat of arms.  I believe the additional key in saltire behind the arms represents that chaplaincy with the Order.

The bishop's arms were a fun challenge to recreate and represent an important artifact in the story of heraldry in the Episcopal Church.

Arms:  Quarterly 1 and 4: Azure, a stag's head couped Argent; 2 and 3: Gules, an escallop Argent, overall on a cross Argent six pellets on a chief Gules a cross throughout Argent;

Motto:  Mon Dieu Est Ma Roche, "My God is my rock."