Corpus Christi College Arms

Media file	Title: Corpus Christi College Arms Media type: Photo Format: jpg
Record ID number	c2c74634-b315-4910-b94e-d95fada04ed4
Date	1517
OBJE:_DSCR	The coat of arms is quite complex, since it incorporates (from left to right) a symbol chosen by the founder, the arms of the See of Winchester, and the arms of Hugh Oldham. In heraldic terminology: Tierced per pale: (1) Azure, a pelican wit h wings endorsed vulning herself, or; (2) Argent, thereon an escutcheon charged with the arms of the See of Winchester (i.e. gules, two keys addorsed in bend, the uppermost or, the other argent, a sword interposed between them in bend siniste r of the third, pommel and hilt gold; the escutcheon ensigned with a mitre of the last); (3) Sable, a chevron or between three owls argent, on a chief of the second as many roses gules, seeded of the second, barbed vert. The pelican is a r eference to the college's name: 'corpus christi' means 'the body of Christ', and the pelican was said to have offered its own blood to its children, just as Christ offers his body to his followers in the Eucharist. Because of the complexity of th e arms they are not suitable for use on items such as the college crested tie, where the pelican is used instead. The pelican also appears alone on the college flag and on top of the Pelican Sundial. The college has several 'totem animals' besi des the pelican: the fox, which recalls the founder's surname, and bees, which are a reference to the founder's stated desire to create an institution that would be a 'hive of scholarly activity'. The college maintains a hive of bees, and the gla ss front wall of the Al Jaiber auditorium is decorated with images of bees. -- 2 Nov 2009
Created at	2019-06-01 17:07:34.000
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