Coat of arms of the Holy See
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The Coat of arms of the Holy See is blazoned Gules, two keys in saltire or and argent, interlaced in the rings or, beneath a tiara argent, crowned or. It may only be borne by the Pope, the Roman Curia, the Diocese of Rome, or by the Vatican City.
[edit] Symbolism
- The crossed keys symbolise the keys of Simon Peter.
- The keys are gold and silver to represent the power of binding and loosing given to the Church.
- The triple crown (the tiara) representents the popes three functions as "supreme pastor", "supreme teacher" and "supreme priest".
- The gold cross surmounting the triple crowns symbolizes the crucifixion of Jesus.
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