Sunday, October 24, 2021

Coats of Arms of Filipino Catholic Laywomen


Prot. n. 001/2021/PhCLW


The Coat of Arms of CYNTHIA “Cynch” CONCEPCION-BAGA


The armiger was born on 19 February 1955 in Iloilo City. She is the eldest of 4 children of Jose Ma. Ledesma Concepcion, Jr, of Jaro, Iloilo City and Imelda Alvarez Roldan of Roxas City, Capiz. She is a bearer of the arms of Jose Ma. Ledesma Concepcion, Jr., her father. 


Blason: Quarterly; 1 and 4, Azure a fleur de lis above a crescent moon with horns turned upward, all Or; 2 and 3, Vert a spikenard Argent; over all a cross fillet counterchanged Argent and Or.


Motto: Cynthia’s motto is “SECVNDVM VERBVM TVVM” (According to Your Word), while that of her father is “LIVE RIGHT”.


Decoration: Hanging from the ribbon of the motto is the Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice Medal.


The armiger was educated at the Iloilo American Memorial School and the Assumption-Iloilo prior to her university studies. In 1976, she obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree major in Psychology from the Ateneo de Manila University in Quezon City, having been a member of the University’s 1st batch of coeds. She went on pursue a degree of Master of Science in Social Psychology with concentration in Community Development, in 1982.


Cynthia Baga is an experienced social psychologist, pastoral counselor, and trained spiritual director involved in the design and conduct of human formation programs. Much of her work is with the ongoing formation and renewal programs of priests and diocesan seminarians as well as with various men and women religious communities, all over the Philippines. Her ministry also extends to a number of Asian and international renewal programs. Her commitment to serve the Roman Catholic Church brought her to collaborate closely with the Commission on Clergy of the Archdiocese of Jaro, Iloilo and with the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines-Episcopal Commission on Clergy (CBCP-ECCler). She is also the founding directress of G.A.M.O.T. (Growth Alternatives in Managing On-going Transformation) Resources - a community of friends bonded by the passion of facilitating growth and transformation of individuals and groups, she is also affiliated with Spiritual Directors International and Center Quest.


Cynthia is also the author of “Celebrating Life Passages In Rituals” published by St Paul’s Publications.


Awards: On 12 December 2009, Pope Benedict XVI awarded the armiger with the Holy Cross of Honor “Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice” affirming her faithful service to the Catholic Church. She was also given recognition in Iloilo City through The Outstanding Women of Iloilo City (TOWIL) award for religious service.

Cynthia is married to Oscar Tanglao Baga of La Carlota City. They have one child, Socorro Marie Eugenie C. Baga-Valencia who is a doctor of medicine specializing in general orthopedic surgery. Her daughter Marie is married to Alistair S. Valencia and they have a daughter, Marie Aletheia Dianne.

 

Copyright: © Cynthia Concepcio-Baga

 

 

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Prot. N. 002/2021/PhCLW

 



Coat of arms of MAJA JOVER BAŇAS VDA. DE BRILLANTES
The armiger carries the coat of arms of her late husband EDUARDO MADRID BRILLANTES, which was registered by Don Alfonso Ceballos-Escalera y Gila, Marques of la Floresta and Cronista de Armas of Castille and Leon, on 28 January 2006.
 
Blason: Azure, an Eagle displayed Or charged on the breast with an escutcheon Gules a cross ensigned with a coronet and in chief an estoile of eight points between two fleur-de-lis also Or.
 
Motto: Virtus solo nobilitat (Virtues alone ennobles)
The armiger is the third of eight children of Ludovico Arroyo Bañas, former Regional Superintendent of the Philippine Bureau of Telecommunications for Region IV (Panay, Negros, Romblon, and Palawan), and Carmen Jalandoni Jover. She is a graduate of B.S. E. Ed at the University of San Agustin in Iloilo City. From the 1970s until the mid 1990s, she served as organist of St. John the Baptist Catholic Parish in Banate, Iloilo.

Coats of Arms of Filipino Catholic Laymen

 Prot. n. 001/2021/PhCLM


Coat of Arms of Eduardo Madrid Brillantes

(1937-2006)

Banate, Iloilo

The armiger was an active lay leader of St. John the Baptist Parish in Banate, Iloilo. He started serving the Church as a choir member in his teen years. Later, he joined the Cursillo movement. In the late 1960s, he joined the Knights of Columbus Council in Banate, where he advanced to the Fourth Degree rank and went on to became Grand Knight. He was also the first responsible of one of the two Communities of the Neocatechumenal Way in the Parish, which was established in the early 1980s. 

He also served in the Pastoral Council for many years, promoting volunteerism.

Blason: Azure, an Eagle displayed Or charged on the breast with an escutcheon Gules a cross ensigned with a coronet and in chief an estoile of eight points between two fleur-de-lis also Or.

Crest: A demi lion Or holding with its dexter arms a cross of St. James Or.

Motto: Fides Sapientia Virtus (Faith, Wisdom, Virtue)

Date assuned: 1997

Registrations: 

Registry of the Cronista of Castilla and Leon, H.E. Don Alfonso de Ceballos-Escalera y Gila, Marquis de La Floresta,  on 28 January 2006, Prot. N. 8/2006

American College of Heraldry on 25 August 2005

 Copyright: © Eduardo Madrid Brillantes

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Prot. n. 002/2021/PhCLM

Coat of arms of Jose Maria Ledesma Concepcion, Jr. (Jaro, Iloilo City)


The armiger is a Fourth Degree knight of Columbus and was an active lay leader in the Archdiocese of Jaro, from the 1970s to the early 2000s.


Blason: Quarterly; 1 and 4, Azure a fleur de lis above a crescent moon with horns turned upward, all Or; 2 and 3, Vert a spikenard Argent; over all a cross fillet counterchanged Argent and Or. 


Motto: LIVE RIGHT

Copyright: © Jose Maria Ledesma Concepcion, Jr. 


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Prot. N. 003/2021/PhCLM


Coat of arms of
RODOLFO (Odie) M. DE LA CRUZ

Date assumed: 1 July 2021

Blason: Quarterly, 1st and 4th, Sable, seven fleurs de lis Or in pale of 2, 3 and 2; 2nd and 3rd, Azure, in base three bars wavy Argent and in chief a pearl in clamshell Argent.

Crest: A pineapple proper issuant from a wreath Sable and Azure

Motto: Fidelis (faithful)

Design by: Fr. John Brillantes 

Artwork by:  Stevie Tambao of Escudos Ecclesiasticos Ph and Gladius Ecclesiastical and Heraldry Arts

The armiger hails from Cavite City, Cavite (Philippines) and is an active member of the Cofradia de la Virgen de la Soledad de Porta Vaga in the Diocese of Imus (Cavite). He is a cultural heritage practitioner by profession and works at the Archaeology Division of the National Museum of the Philippines. Odie de la Cruz  is currently taking the Master of Arts Major in Art Studies (Curatorial Studies) at the University of the Philippines in Diliman, Quezon City.  

Affiliations:
*National Museum of the Philippines
*Cofradia de la Virgen de la Soledad de Porta Vaga

Coats of Arms of Filipino Religious Associations


Prot. n. 001/2021/PhCA
 
 
 

 Coat of Arms of the Cofradia de la Virgen de la Soledad de Porta Vaga
Diocese of Imus
 
By decree of then Imus Bishop, Most Rev. Manuel C. Sobrevinias, the Cofradia de la Virgen de la Soledad de Porta Vaga was founded in August 10, 1998.  The group was officially inaugurated in November 17, 1998 as a gift to the Virgin of Solitude on the 20th Anniversary of Her Coronation by then Apostolic Nuncio, Bruno Topigliani. It was led by the late Antonio G. Nazareno as it's Founding President, Rev. Fr. Virgilio Saenz Mendoza as it's Spiritual Director and Rev. Fr. John Brillantes as it's Spiritual Adviser.
 
Date Assumed: 2009
 
Blason: Sable, three passion nails in fess a crown of thors, which is framed by three mullets, 2 and 1: in chief the monogram of the Blessed Virgen, all Or. The shield is surmounted by a royal crown Or. 
 
Supporters: Two cherubs 

Motto: Reina de Cavite




Coats of Arms of Parishes in the Philippines

 

Prot. n. 001/2021/PhCP


Coat of Arms of St. John the Baptist Catholic Parish
Banate, Iloilo
(Founded in 1763)

Blason: Azure, a chevron Gules fimbriated Or in between two laurel crowns and a scallop shell, all Or. In chief Or, three crosses Fleury Gules in fess.

Date assumed: 2015
 
Heraldic design: Rev. John Brillantes and Rev. Ray Badoya
 
Copyright: © St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Parish, Banate, Iloilo


Coats of Arms of Filipino Clergy

 Prot. n. 001/2021/PhCC

Coats of Arms of Filipino Bishops

  Prot. N. 001/2021/PhCBp




Bishop Warlito I. Cajandig 

Apostolic Vicar of Calapan

Titular Bishop of Ausafa

(April 17, 1989 - present)

Date of Consecration: June 21, 1989  by Jaime Cardinal Sin, Archbishop of Manila

Prot. N. 002/2021/PhCBp




Bishop Manolo Alarcon de los Santos 

Bishop of Virac

(August 12, 1994 - present)

Date of Consecration: September 12, 1994  by Arcbishop Gian Vicenzo Moreni, Apostolic Nuncio to the Philippines

 Prot. N. 003/2021/PhCBp






Bishop Preciosio D. Cantillas 

Bishop of Maasin

(January 20, 1998 - present)

Date of Consecration: July 12, 1995  by Ricardo Cardinal Vidal, Archbishop of Cebu

Prot. N. 004/2021/PhCBp






Bishop Antonietto D. Cabajog 

Bishop of Surigao

(July 24, 2001- present)

Date of Consecration: January 13, 1999  by Ricardo Cardinal Vidal, Archbishop of Cebu


Prot. N. 005/2021/PhCBp





Bishop Edwin De la Peña y Angot 

Bishop-Prelate of Marawi

(October 22, 2001- present)

Date of Consecration: December 27, 2001  by Arcbishop Antonio Franco, Apostolic Nuncio to the Philippines




Prot. N. 006/2021/PhCBp






Bishop Jesse Eugenio Mercado

Bishop of Paranaque

(December 7, 2002- present)

Date of Consecration: March 31, 1997  by Jaime Cardinal Sin, Archbishop of Manila


Prot. N. 007/2021/PhCBp







Bishop Guillermo V. Afable

Bishop of Digos

(February 11, 2003- present)

Date of Consecration:April 21, 2001  by Archbishop Antonio Mabutas, Archbishop of Davao

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Prot. N. 008/2021/PhCBp







Bishop Prudencio Andaya, Jr


Apostolic Vicar of Tabuk

Titular Bishop of Fuerteventura


(Apr 16, 2003-present)


Date of Consecration:April 21, 2001  by Archbishop Antonio Franco, Apostolic Nuncio






Coats of Arms of Dioceses established during the Spanish Period

 Prot. n. 001/2021/PhRCD


The Coat of Arms of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manila

The arms of the metropolitan see of Manila is an adaptation of the arms granted by Philip II of Spain to the "insigne y siempre leal (distinguished and ever loyal)" city of Manila in 1596. The silver crescent represents the Immaculate Conception, patroness of the Manila Cathedral and of the entire Philippines. The tower represents God himself whom the psalmist calls in Psalms 60 turris fortis contra inimicum (turris fortitudinis a facie inimici in the Gallician psalter). The three windows make the tower represent the Blessed Trinity: Father, Son and Holy Ghost, three Persons in one God. The sea lion represents the Philippines, then-an overseas territory of Spain, and the pilgrim's cross which may be easily fixed on the ground symbolizes both the faith of the Filipino people and their missionary role in spreading that faith. 


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Prot. n. 002/2021/PhRCD


The Coat of Arms of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Caceres (Nueva Caceres)

A pallium divides the shield into three fields. The rose and the blue background represent Our Lady of Peñafrancia, the patroness of the Bicol region.

The silver eagle against the gold background represents Saint John the apostle and evangelist, the titular of the cathedral at Naga. The open book represents the Gospel. The thunderbolt alludes to the nickname "Boanerges" given by Jesus to Saint John and his brother James, meaning "sons of thunder".

The three mountains represent Mounts Mayon, Isarog, and Bulusan. Above the mountains are the insignia of the Franciscan Order and below the mountains is a green palm branch that alludes to Saint Pedro Bautista martyred in Japan among other Japanese martyrs on February 5, 1597, who was erroneously considered first bishop-elect for the see of Nueva Caceres at the time of his martyrdom and hence is venerated as the secondary patron of the cathedral.

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Prot. n. 003/2021/PhRCD



The Coat of Arms of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cebu 

Blason: Azure two lions combatant argent armed and langued gules, each bearing upon their breasts an inescutcheon “Argent three bars chequy of three tracts gules and argent”, planting into a mount vert a Latin cross fitchy or bearing a titulus of the second with letters “IHS” sable, all within a bordure wavy of the second.

The coat of arms of the Archdiocese of Cebu attempts to commemorate three facts namely: 

1. Planting of the cross by Magellan in Cebu

2. The Official name of the archdiocese as that of the most holy name of Jesus

3. The Archdiocese occupying the entire land of cebu


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Prot. n. 004/2021/PhRCD


The Coat of Arms of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia

The sword and the book are symbols of Saint Paul, patron saint of the cathedral at Vigan. The sword was the instrument of his martyrdom, the book stands for the gospel which he preached as an apostle. The inscription Gladius Spiritus (Sword of the Spirit) is taken from his epistle to the Ephesians (6:17): "Make the helmet of salvation your own, and the sword of the Spirit, God's word." The red background stands for his burning zeal for souls and for his martyrdom.

The snaky figure in silver that traverses the bottom of the field represents the Abra river on the north bank of which is the seat of the archdiocese of Nueva Segovia.

The popular name of the seat of Nueva Segovia is Vigan which derived its name from the Ilocano word "bigaan," a contraction of 'cabigaan' meaning where the 'biga' abounds, a plant of the taro family but bigger than the taro and with bigger tubers; hence its scientific name Alocasia macrorhiza meaning an alocasia with big root. 

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Prot. n. 005/2021/PhRCD



The Coat of Arms of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Jaro

The black eagle and the three red roses refer to Saint Elizabeth of Hungary or of Thuringia, patroness of the Jaro Cathedral. The coconut on a green knoll represents Jaro.


The current form of the Coat of Arms of the Archdiocese of Jaro









Citation:

MADRIAGA, MARIANO. “The Coats-of-Arms of the Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions in the Philippines: Part I. The Metropolitan Sees.” Philippine Studies, vol. 5, no. 2, Ateneo de Manila University, 1957, pp. 177–90, http://www.jstor.org/stable/42720389.



Heraldry Registry 007-008: Johnel C. Dimco; JP M. Aven

 

The Coat of Arms of Mr. Johnel C. Dimco
Registry Number: EE-007
 

Blason: Celeste, a chevron; in chief, in between two palm leaves the monogram of the Holy Family (JMJ) surmounted by a cross pattée; in base, above two barry wavy a scallop shell, all Argent.


Crest: Issuant from a torse Argent and Azure, five stalks of sugarcane.

Motto: Servi inutiles sumus (We are but useless servants)



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The Coat of Arms of Mr. John Paul M. Aven
Registry Number: EE-008
 
 
Blason: Quartered, Azure and Gules; 1st, a bleeding Sacred Heart flamed and crowned with thorns; 2nd, below the monogram of the Blessed Virgen Mary a crescent; 3rd, a hound sejant with a paintbrush in its dexter paw; 4th a trimount, all Or; over all, a cross fillet Or. 

Heraldry Registry 005: Steve Yambao




The Coat of Arms of Mr. Steve Yambao
Registry Number: EE-005
 
 
Blason
 

Heraldry Registry 004: Karl Ian Dave G. Lemoncito-Narumi

 



The Coat of Arms of Karl Ian Dave Lemoncito-Narumi
EE-004

Blason: Azure, a wavy bend sinister Or. Overall, a Lion rampant Argent armed with a sword Argent, hilted Sable

Motto: Festina Lente

Heraldry Registry 003: Sem. Dion Christian Abella


 The Coat of Arms of Sem. Dion Christian T. Abella
Registry Number: EE-003
 
Blason: Vert, chevronels interlaced; in chief two fleurs de lis; in base a compass, all Or.
 
Crest:   Issuant from a torse Or and Vert, a demi secretary bird proper clasping a snake Vert.

Motto: Salus animarum

Heraldry Registry 002: Fr. John B. Brillantes

 


The Coat of Arms of Rev. John B. Brillantes

Registry No. EE-002


Blason: Azure, an Eagle displayed Or charged on the breast with an escutcheon Gules, a cross ensigned with a coronet and in chief an estoile of eight points between two fleur-de-lis also Or.


Crest: A demi lion Or holding with its dexter arm the cross of St James Or.


Date assumed/registered: Assumed in 1997; confirmed by the Cronista of Castille and Leon Don Alfonso Ceballos-Escalera y Gila, Marques de la Floresta, on 28 January 2006 (Prot. n. 8/2006), and registered under the name of the armiger’s father, Eduardo Pelagio Brillantes y Balderas Madrid. The arms passed to the present armiger, as principal heir, after the death of his father, on 25 June 2006. 


Bureau of Heraldry, Department of Arts and Culture of South Africa (Reference # H4/3/4/939: published in Government Gazette #34447, on 15 July 2011; Registration Document No. 750 (dated 23 September 2011) of the Department of Arts and Culture, Bureau of Heraldry, published in the National Government Gazette # 34612 of 23 September 2011 (page 7). Certificate # 3775 (dated 21 March 2012).


Motto: Fides, Sapientia, Virtus (Faith, Wisdom, Virtue) was the motto of John's father. Dominus Fortitudo (The Lord is my Strength) is John's motto.


Herald: David Wooten



Arms quartered with the Balderas-Baviera Clan corporate coat of arms recorded by: The Cronista Rey de Armas of Castille and Leon, on 11 April 2019, (Prot. n. 12/2019)


Blason: Quarterly; 1st & 4th; Sable, three passion nails in fess surrounded by a crown of thorns, which is in turn surrounded by seven fleurs de lis in orle, all Or. 2nd & 3rd; Azure, an Eagle displayed Or charged on the breast with an escutcheon Gules, a cross ensigned with a coronet and in chief an estoile of eight points between two fleur-de-lis also Or.


Armiger's location: Rome, Italy


Copyright: © John Brillantes


Credits: International Association of Amateur Heralds

Heraldry Registry 001: Mr. Jude Grupe

  


The Coat of Arms of Mr. Jude Grupe
Registry Number: EE-001


Blazon of arms

Arms: Or an eagle display Sable armed langued Gules, on its breast an escutcheon parted per bend sinister Azure and Gules in chief dexter a high cross formy Sable fimbriated Argent, a bordure gyronny Argent and Gules.

Crest: Upon a tournament cap Sable rimmed or a lion passant armed of the second langued Gules.

Motto: SAPENTIAM PETERE (Seek Wisdom)

Armiger location: Manila, Philippines

Herald: Herr Michael Waas KR

Artist: Gerhard Kolakowski

Date registered/assumed: Enrolled at Heraldische Gemeinschaft Westfalen Bochum, Deutschland - Letters Patent No. 710021, on 24 August 2001

Copyright: © Jude Grupe


Credits: International Association of Amateur Heralds



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THE COAT OF ARMS OF ESCUDOS ECCLESIASTICOS PH


Blason:


Per pale, Azure and Gules. Over all, in between three five-point mullets (in 2 and 1), a sealion sounding a conch shell, with a latin cross in sinister paws, all Or.

The shield is surmounted by a salakot Or.


Meaning of symbols:


The sea lion originated from the coat of arms of Manila, which was later associated with other institutions in the Philippines. And so, it has become an iconic symbol pertaining to Filipino identity.


The cross represents the Christian faith.


The conch shell was the typical type of horn used by ancient heralds or criers of the various precolonial principalities in the Philippine Archipelago (especially in the Visayan Islands and Mindanao) to call the attention of people in their domains for important announcements, or to signal important activities. It is known as "Budyong". In the Visayas, ancient heralds were called "Manugbantala". Its counterpart in the Tagalog Region is the "Umalohokan".


Blason by: Rev. Fr. John Brillantes


Enhanced version by Stevie Yambao

 

 Copyright: © Escudos Ecclesiasticos Ph

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