Bishop Thomas Michael O'Leary - Chicopee, MA
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The coat of arms of Bishop Thomas Michael O'Leary is located at the apex of the Kavanagh Memorial Gate at Elms College, 291 Springfield St, Chicopee, MA.
Waymark Code: WM13HAM
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 12/17/2020
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Alfouine
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As is the usual practice Bishop Thomas Michael O'Leary adopted as his arms the arms of the Diocese of Springfield on the left impaled with his personal arms on the right which features the O'Leary symbol of a three masted ship under sail below three lance heads. Below the coat of arms is inscribed with his motto VIAM VERITATIS ELEGI (I have chosen the way of truth) is taken from Psalm 118:30.

Thomas Michael O'Leary was the third Roman Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Springfield from 1921–1949. He was born Dover, New Hampshire on August 16, 1875. He graduated from Mungret College, Limerick, Ireland in 1892, and then studied philosophy and theology at the Grand Seminary of Montreal in Quebec, Canada. He was ordained a priest on December 18, 1897. He then served in parishes in Manchester and Concord New Hampshire before becoming chancellor in 1904 and vicar general in 1914 of the Diocese of Manchester. He was installed as Bishop of Springfield on June 16, 1921.

Bearer of Coat of Arms: Ecclesiastical (prelates and their seats)

Full name of the bearer: Bishop Thomas Michael O'Leary

Where is Coat of Arms installed (short description) ?:

The Kavanagh Memorial Gate is a granite and wrought iron ceremonial entrance to Elms College. It was donated in 1947 by the Rev. Michael Patrick Kavanagh, the Pastor of St. Paul's Parish in Worcester, MA, in memory of his parents Joseph and Honora Kavanagh.

The gate has a dedication etched on the granite base. It is inscribed in Gothic font:

ERECTED BY
REV. MICHAEL PATRICK KAVANAGH
IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF HIS PARENTS
JOSEPH AND HONORA KAVANAGH
MCMXLVII



Material / Design: Painting (enamel) on metal

Blazon (heraldic description):
Impaled. Dexter: Argent, a cross pommetty gules, between four fountains; Sinister: Azure, a three-masted ship under sail argent, led by a five-pointed star of the same; on a chief of the last three lance-heads gules.

Address:
Elms College
291 Springfield St.
Chicopee, MA.
01013


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