Coat of Arms of Pope Pius XII - Springfield, MA, USA
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N 42° 05.727 W 072° 32.361
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A relief sculpture of the coat of arms of Pope Pius XII features a dove of peace. It is locate on the east side of the façade of Holy Cross Church at 221 Plumtree Road, in the East Forest Park neighborhood of Springfield, MA.
Waymark Code: WM13VMT
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 02/24/2021
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As a cardinal, the main feature of the coat of arms of Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli was a dove of peace with outspread wings and olive branch in its beak. This was a reference to his family name Pacelli, pace is the Italian word for peace. Upon becoming Pope Pius XII he slightly altered his arms to depict a dove with closed wings perched on a trimount.
Blazon:
Azure a dove overt argent armed gules bearing an olive branch proper perched atop a trimount argent, a base wavy argent and azure soutenu by a divise vert.
Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli was born in Rome Italy on March 2, 1876. He was ordained as a priest on April 2, 1899. He rose rapidly through the ranks of the church hierarchy and was made a cardinal on December 16, 1929. In 1935 he reached the rank of Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church, a position in which he administered the property and revenues of the Holy See. Upon the death of Pope Pius XI he was elected Pope of the Catholic Church on March 2, 1939 taking the name Pius XII.
Kind of dove: Dove with olive branch
Used material for the dove: concrete
Address:
Holy Cross Church
221 Plumtree Road
Springfield, MA United States
01118
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