Saint Wilfrid of York

Coat of Arms of Saint Wilfrid Archbishop of York

This coat of arms has been regarded, at least since the fifteenth century, as those of St. Wilfrid one time archbishop of York. It is not easy to say just why it was assigned to him, perhaps; however, it is more than fancy which sees in this reticulated charge some suggestion of a fishing-net. For St. Wilfrid was not only a great fisher of men. The tale of how in the days of his banishment he showed the starving Sussex folk the plenteous store of food that the sea held for them is well known. Perhaps too in the seven sharp summits of the lozenges of his shield there may be a hint of our saint’s devotion to the See of Rome, as if those points referred to the seven hills of the eternal city.

Letizia, Princess of Asturias

H. R. H., Doña Letizia,

Princess of Asturias,
Princess of Gerona,
Princess of Viana,
Duchess of Montblanc,
Countess of Cervera
and Lady of Balaguer.

Arms of Saint Josemaria Escriva

• Born on the 9th of January 1902 at Barbastro, Spain.
• Ordained in Saragossa on 28 March 1925.
• Founded Opus Dei in Madrid on 2 October 1928.
• Founded the Priestly Society of the Holy Cross on 14 February 1943.
• Died on the 26th of June 1975.
• Beatified by Pope John Paul II on May 7, 1992.
• Elevated to the honor of the Altar on October 6, 2002.