Cardinal William Henry O'Connell, Holy Name Parish - Boston, MA
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This coat of arms on the south entrance to the Holy Name Parish in West Roxbury is for Cardinal William Henry O'Connell who was leader of the Archdiocese of Boston when the upper part of the church was erected.
Waymark Code: WMH1Q2
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 05/07/2013
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In the Boston neighborhood of West Roxbury is the Holy Name Parish Church, which has a set of coat of arms engraved on the wall of the church. The coat of arms on the left is for Cardinal William Henry O'Connell, who was the leader of the Boston Archdiocese while the church was being built.
The church is located on the east side of a rotary where Centre Street and the West Roxbury Parkway meet. The church is a tall, rectangular-ish shaped structure, with the most ornate entrance facing south toward Centre Street. The area around the door and on the wall is ornately decorated with columns, leaves, and figures. Near the roofline are the two coats of arms. The one of interest is on the left.
This coat of arms is described below. The crosses of course refer to Christianity and the Catholic Church. The three mounds might refer to Boston's earlier existence as the peninsula in Boston Harbor with three hills." The shamrocks probably refer to his Irish heritage. I'm not sure about the deer. The wikipedia image has the cross and bumps in yellow with a blue background. On the right, the deer is in yellow while the background and shamrocks alternate between white and green.
The interpretation of the motto is unclear. According to the web site for a private school, the motto could be interpreted to mean energy amid hardship or perseverance and strength in the face of difficulty.
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