4 - Coat of Arms
Surmounting the coat of arms is a golden crown topped by fleur-de-lis, the French lily, symbolic of the Blessed Virgin, the Queen of All Saints. Within the shield, the field of Marian blue is strewn with silver Latin crosses from which each one of the golden rays emanate. These crosses indicate the countless multitude of saints. The Right Rev. Msgr. Francis J. Dolan, the pastor who built the Basilica and under whose guidance the church achieved its present distinction, is honored by the crescents which the Dolan family coat of arms bears. Queen of All Saints' coat of arms show the crescents tinctured in blue to harmonize with the colors of the Basilican shield. Opposite the coat of arms of Queen of All Saints, on the east side of the back wall, is the coat of arms of Pope Paul VI, the first anointed after the basilica's consecration. |
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