John Clark
| John Clark | |
|---|---|
| GreiiN:245 | |
 Emblazoned by Brian Abshier | |
| Assumed | January 2021 |
| Country of Origin | United States |
| Tradition | British heraldry |
| Aliases | John Clark#5618 @@john_b_clark IoannesBernardus |
Blazon
- Escutcheon
- Vert, on a pile inverted throughout Argent a bluebonnet seeded and slipped proper.
- Crest
- Issuant from the battlements of a tower Argent, a mullet of 8 Vert charged with a bend chequy Azure and Argent.
- Motto
- “Ave Crux Spes Unica”
Symbolism
The pile is borrowed from the ecclesial tradition of the Dominican Order, while the colors suggest the classic theological formulation "grace (argent) builds on nature (vert)," and vert helps to differentiate from the Dominican sable.
The bluebonnet stands for three things: (1) the Blessed Virgin Mary, (2) Texas, and (3) the fleeting nature of the beautiful gift of life.
The 8 pointed star is commonly used to stand for Mary as Our Lady of Perpetual Help and the Star of the Sea, while the bend chequy is a reference to the attributed arms of St. Bernard of Clairvaux; the colors are set to match the arms. The tower battlements with a star on top evoke the image of a lighthouse.
