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by Antonio Martins, 8 November 2001
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I just saw in the news a short coverage of an Vatican meeting
where the Pope came by car that was addorned with two flags that
were sometimes reported as Pope's personal flag. There were of
the same design as the state flag of Vatican, but the Vatican
Coat of Arms being replaced with the papal personal coat of arms
(blue, golden cross and letter M) of Pope John Paul II.
Even if these flags are somtimes (rather often?) seen in various
occasions, I think that this is first time I have seen them used
by the Pope himself or the Vatican government - otherwise these
flags were always seen (more or less) as ornamentation hoisted
by Catholics in various occasions. The two flags on the car
were rather in the triangualr pennant form, with the white fields
therefore being considerably larger then the yellow field, so
that it could contain the CoA confortably.
Zeljko Heimer, 21 May 2001
by Antonio Martins, 8 November 2001
by Antonio Martins, 8 November 2001
John-Paul II has a blue shield with golden cross off-centered towards dexter chief, with a golden 'M' in sinister base field. The 'M' stands for Mary, Mr. Woytil~a's personal devotion. Above the shield there is a papal tiara (three times crowned hat), and behind shield are crossed golden and silver keys.
Note that the cord should be red, also all of the gems in the
tiara. The ribbon emerging from the tiara will be red, too, with
golden crosses and golden fringes. A pretty good source for
symbols of the Catholic church might be named: Peter Bander van
Duren (ed.): Armorial Bruno B. Heim, Van Duren, Gerrards Cross,
England, 1981.
Zeljko Heimer, 16 May 1996, Dieter Linder, 29 May
1997