Coat of arms of Raymond Leo Burke
The shield of the coat of arms is that of Cardinal Burke’s ancestors, the De Burgo or De Burgh family, Normans who settled in Ireland in the twelfth century. In Ireland the family name eventually became Bourke or Burke.
According to legend, King Richard the Lionhearted gave the arms to a De Burgo ancestor in recognition of his bravery while fighting the Saracens during the Crusades. The red cross, in fact, was the characteristic emblem of the Crusaders as they went forth to defend the Holy Land.
In the language of heraldry the coat of arms is described: “Or, a cross gules, in the dexter canton a lion rampant sable.” Or or gold is the color of the field of the arms and signifies generosity. The cross gules or red cross is a sign of fortitude and refers to the cross of Christ from which alone comes salvation. The rampant lion in the dexter canton or right quarter of the shield symbolizes courage, while its sable or black color denotes constancy.
The crest of the arms, the Roman hat (galero) with fifteen tassels on each side, red in color (symbolic of shedding one’s blood for the faith), and the Latin processional cross, are the distinctive heraldic emblem of a cardinal in the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church.
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Raymond Leo BurkeRaymond Leo Kardinal Burke ist ein US-amerikanischer emeritierter Erzbischof und Kurienkardinal der römisch-katholischen Kirche. Er war von 2014 bis 2023 Kardinalpatron des Malteserordens und zuvor Kardinalpräfekt der Apostolischen Signatur, von 2003 bis 2008 Erzbischof von St. Louis und davor ab 1994 Bischof von La Crosse. .. weiterlesen