Recent Posts
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| More stars 'n bars from the Washington arms in Virginia Rendered by Chad Krouse, 2025 |
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| The coat of arms of Washington County in Virginia Rendered by Chad Krouse, 2025 |
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| The coat of arms of Washington County Virginia Chamber of Commerce Rendered by Chad Krouse, 2025 |
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| Recent finds of arms for parishes in the Episcopal Church Rendered by Chad Krouse, 2025 |
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| The coat of arms of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Henderson, KY Rendered by Chad Krouse, 2025 |
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| The coat of arms of St. Christopher's Episcopal Church, League City, TX Rendered by Chad Krouse, 2025 |
The lighthouse is another Christian symbol for St. Christopher, and when placed on the blue canton of the base arms of the Episcopal Church, these arms make for a perspicuous design. Well done.
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| The coat of arms of St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church, Cambridge, MA Rendered by Chad Krouse, 2025 |
The arms of St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church in Cambridge, MA incorporated the knifes from the saint's attributed arms in a clever way making a unique coat for the parish.
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| The coat of arms of St. John's Episcopal Church, Youngstown, OH Rendered by Chad Krouse, 2025 |
St. John's Episcopal Church in Youngstown, OH, while using the attributed symbol for St. John, managed to difference their arms by placing St. John's symbol on an inescutcheon on top of a cross formy with the addition of a compony bordure. Quite unique parish identification.
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| The coat of arms of St. James Episcopal Church Eufala, AL Rendered by Chad Krouse, 2025 |
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| The coat of arms of St. Martin's Episcopal Church, Providence, RI Rendered by Chad Krouse, 2025 |
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| The coat of arms of St. Mark's (Episcopal) in Philadelphia, PA Rendered by Chad Krouse, 2025 |
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| The coat of arms of St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Houston, TX Rendered by Chad Krouse, 2025 |
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| I had this vision in my head for a lion bishop Created and rendered by Chad Krouse, 2025 |
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| The coat of arms of St. James Episcopal Church Prouts Neck, ME Rendered by Chad Krouse, 2025 |
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| The coat of arms of St. Gabriel's Episcopal Church Hollis, NY Rendered by Chad Krouse, 2025 |
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| The coat of arms of the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd in Barre, Vermont Rendered by Chad Krouse, 2025 |
Vermont continues to keep things interesting and the coat of arms of the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd in Barre, VT are quite lovely if not unique to say the least. These arms were a fun puzzle to solve.
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| The coat of arms of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (left) and Anderson University (right) Rendered by Chad Krouse, 2025 |
In 2021, Anderson University in South Carolina officially adopted a coat of arms as seen above. The university is affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention and I wonder if the bordure was intentional--matching Southern Baptist Theological Seminary's arms. Either way, I appreciate this thematic approach by our Protestant sisters and brothers.
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| The coat of arms of St. Paul Seminary (Roman Catholic) in St. Paul, MN Rendered by Chad Krouse, 2025 |
The coat of arms of St. Paul Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota carries forward the barry wavy in base which is featured in the arms of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis along with its cathedral, the Basilica of the St. Mary. Additionally, the seminary's arms avoid the undifferenced and attributed version of arms while providing unique geographic identification as well as unification. Score!
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| Arms recently found on the web and digitally emblazoned, legend below by Chad Krouse, 2025 |
For part six of recent finds, I am sharing a few scholastic coats of arms recently found online. While I was familiar with the arms of Gilman School and Indiana University, the others were new. I know I've written before about this point, however, it is a universal truth that the artistic rendering of a given coat can only serve to enhance the beauty and effectiveness where blazonry ends. The ensigns of the two aforementioned academic institutions never stirred much within me; I saw those arms as interpreted by the artists who rendered them. Well, today my mind has changed. I love the arms of Indiana University (as I interpreted them ha!).
First Diagonal Row (Top-down): The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, a coat of arms presently unknown, and Middlesex School;
Second Diagonal Row (Top-down): The Masters School, University of Indiana, and Gilman School
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| The coat of arms of Indiana University Rendered by Chad Krouse, 2025 |
In 1962, Indiana University officially adopted a coat of arms designed by Ade Bethune (1914-2002) who immigrated to the US from Belgium and became a highly skilled liturgical artist in the Catholic Church. The blazon for the arms of Indiana University: Gules, on a sun in splendor Argent an open book with four clasps edged of the field.
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| Coat of Arms unknown at present Rendered by Chad Krouse, 2025 |
Loved this design immediately but could not identify it! One source suggests that these arms are from the US Hospital Auxiliary and used as an award of sorts. Another source points to the military--the three white stars on a blue field would support that theory.
Blazon: Argent, on a cross throughout Gules an open booked edged with two clasps Or inscribed Pro Patria et Ecclesia on a chief Azure three mullets of the field.
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| The coat of arms of Masters School in Dobbs Ferry, NY Rendered by Chad Krouse, 2025 |
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| The coat of arms of Gilman School in Baltimore, MD Rendered by Chad Krouse, 2025 |
Founded in 1897, Gilman School in Baltimore would adopt its coat of arms in 1907, representing an early adopted among US academic institutions before the arms race of the 20th century took off. Gilman School's coat of arms were designed by faculty member Hamlet S. Philpot who taught Greek, Latin, and history. The arms are incorporated in the school's seal which has seen a few revisions during its lifetime. The school's archives present this timeline better that I could, so please click here to see how Gilman School's arms and seal has evolved.
