Read the stories behind these seals, including their heraldic symbolism and meanings.
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
artistic practice and skills,
branding and corporate identity,
By Sarah Morrigan,
church graphics,
church logo,
collyridian,
collyridian filianic communion,
commercial designs,
corporate branding,
ecclesiastical seal,
filianist,
graphic designs,
heraldic elements,
heraldry,
in style,
non-profit branding,
sacred arts
Heraldry and ecclesiastical seals: where high-tech contemporary designs meet time-steeped tradition
One of my specialty areas of practice is designs of traditional ecclesiastical (church) seals that both follow the centuries-old traditions of heraldry that are rich in metaphorical and spiritual symbolism, and at the same time stylish and visually pleasing to the contemporary sensibility.
Read the stories behind these seals, including their heraldic symbolism and meanings.
Read the stories behind these seals, including their heraldic symbolism and meanings.
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[...] The ecclesiastical seals of Collyridian Filianic churches are rich in heraldic symbolism. As you would notice, the top of the seal above the shield is a circle of 12 stars around the sun. This symbol replaces the mitre. The reason behind this is two-fold: it is the pre-Vatican II symbol of Virgin Mary, and also alludes to the crowned Daughter of Dea (the crown of stars), and the Mistress of All Things being the central, solar figure*. In replacing the highly patriarchal symbol inherent in a mitre, we are affirming that our authority does not reside in any single bishop but from the eternal Queen and Her Princess. [...]
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