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===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
Argent three dexter hands couped Gules in chief and in base three salmon in fret Vert. | |||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The arms were officially granted in 1948. | |||
The three hands are taken from the arms of a Matheson in the David Lindsay Armorial (1542 onwards). The three fish are taken from the arms of the Diocese of Aberdeen. | |||
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[[Category:Roman Catholic bishops|Matheson]] | [[Category:Roman Catholic bishops|Matheson]] | ||
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JOHN ALEXANDER MATHESON
Born : 28 April 1901
Deceased : 5 July 1950
Bishop of Aberdeen, 1947-1950
Official blazon
Argent three dexter hands couped Gules in chief and in base three salmon in fret Vert.
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted in 1948.
The three hands are taken from the arms of a Matheson in the David Lindsay Armorial (1542 onwards). The three fish are taken from the arms of the Diocese of Aberdeen.
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