Ecclesiastical Heraldry by Dr. Charles A. Gauci, Times of Malta

Argent, a tree eradicated proper, in chief an escallop reversed Gules, between two flies pilewise proper. Crest: A galero Sable with two cords, one on each side, each with six tassels Gules. Motto: «No Fear In Love». Behind the shield, the cross of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem. The shield is surrounded by the cross of a Knight Commander of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem.

It has been depicted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a pointed outer contour and with a texturized finish.

Free online lecture on Ecclesiastical Heraldry presented by Dr. Charles A. Gauci, Chief Herald of Arms of Malta, to be held on 25 June 2026. Further information and registration are available at heritagemalta.mt/whats-on/ecclesiastical-heraldry-by-dr-charles-a-gauci-webinar. The photograph shows the announcement of this lecture published in the Times of Malta, where the central illustration depicts the arms of Monsignor John Muscat, Knight Commander of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem, painted by me.

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Blazon keywords: Argent, Gules, One, Two, Six, Tree, Eradicated, Proper, In chief, Escallop, Between, Fly, Pilewise, Crest, Galero, Cord, Tassel, Motto, Behind the shield, Cross, Surrounded and Decoration.

Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Pointed.

Classification: Religious, Interpreted, Boa, Fotografía, In color and English language.

Bearer: Muscat, John.

Or, a fess wavy Azure between, in chief three torteaus, and a trimount issuant from the base Vert; within a bordure Gules charged with nine mullets of four points Or.

Arms painted by me, in flat tinctures, outlined in Sable, with a pointed external shape and with a texturized finishing.

Coat of arms of Geremías Reyes Zelaya, from Honduras, designed by him and me and emblazoned by me.

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Blazon keywords: Or, Azure, Gules, Vert, Sable, One, Three, Nine, Fess, Wavy, Between, In chief, Torteau, Trimount, Issuant from base, Within, Bordure, Charged and Mullet of four points.

Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Plain tincture and Pointed.

Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.

Bearer: Reyes Zelaya, Geremias.

Or, a fess wavy Azure between, in chief three torteaus, and a trimount issuant from the base Vert; within a bordure Gules charged with nine mullets of four points Or.

Escudo de oro, una faja ondada de azur acompañada, en jefe, de tres roeles de gules y, moviente de la punta, de un monte de tres peñas de sinople; bordura de gules cargada de nueve luceros de oro.

Arms emblazoned by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a pointed external shape and with a watercolor finish.

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Blazon keywords: Or, Azure, Gules, Vert, Sable, One, Three, Nine, Fess, Wavy, Between, In chief, Torteau, Trimount, Issuant from base, Within, Bordure, Charged and Mullet of four points.

Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Pointed and Watercolor.

Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.

Bearer: Reyes Zelaya, Geremias.

Or, a fess wavy Azure between, in chief three torteaus, and a trimount issuant from the base Vert; within a bordure Gules charged with nine mullets of four points Or. Motto: «Honestidad y Respeto».

Escudo de oro, una faja ondada de azur acompañada, en jefe, de tres roeles de gules y, moviente de la punta, de un monte de tres peñas de sinople; bordura de gules cargada de nueve luceros de oro. Lema: «Honestidad y Respeto».

Coat of arms depicted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a pointed external shape and with a iridescent finishing.

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Blazon keywords: Or, Azure, Gules, Vert, Sable, One, Three, Nine, Fess, Wavy, Between, In chief, Torteau, Trimount, Issuant from base, Within, Bordure, Charged, Mullet of four points and Motto.

Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Pointed and Iridescent.

Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.

Bearer: Reyes Zelaya, Geremias.

Or, a fess wavy Azure between, in chief three torteaus, and a trimount issuant from the base Vert; within a bordure Gules charged with nine mullets of four points Or. Crest: Upon a helm with wreath Or and Gules, a falcon rising Or, belled Gules. Mantling: Gules doubled Or.

Arms emblazoned by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a pointed outer contour and with a iridescent finishing.

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Blazon keywords: Or, Azure, Gules, Vert, Sable, One, Three, Nine, Fess, Wavy, Between, In chief, Torteau, Trimount, Issuant from base, Within, Bordure, Charged, Mullet of four points, Crest, Upon (wreath), Helm, Wreath, Falcon, Rising, Belled and Mantling.

Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Pointed and Iridescent.

Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.

Bearer: Reyes Zelaya, Geremias.

Or, a fess wavy Azure between, in chief three torteaus, and a trimount issuant from the base Vert; within a bordure Gules charged with nine mullets of four points Or. Crest: Upon a helm with wreath Or and Gules, a falcon rising Or, belled Gules. Mantling: Gules doubled Or. Motto: «Honestidad y Respeto».

Arms painted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a pointed external shape and with a iridescent finishing.

Design rationale

The arms of Geremías Reyes Zelaya express the history of his Honduran family: emigration, work, settlement, prosperity, and inherited values. The fess wavy Azure represents the river and the crossing of the frontier, recalling the family's emigration in search of a better life. The three roundels Gules in chief evoke the family's new settlement, prosperity, and involvement in trade. The mount Vert in base represents the family's rural origins, the mountains, the land, and the cultivation of maize and beans. The bordure Gules charged with mullets of four points Or recalls the members of the family group. The falcon Or, belled Gules, chosen as the crest, derives from the armiger's first idea for a personal emblem and provides a distinctive and personal symbol. The motto, «Honesty and Respect», declares the ethical foundation of the family.

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Blazon keywords: Or, Azure, Gules, Vert, Sable, One, Three, Nine, Fess, Wavy, Between, In chief, Torteau, Trimount, Issuant from base, Within, Bordure, Charged, Mullet of four points, Crest, Upon (wreath), Helm, Wreath, Falcon, Rising, Belled, Mantling and Motto.

Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Pointed and Iridescent.

Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Design rationale, Boa and Coat of arms.

Bearer: Reyes Zelaya, Geremias.

Registered by The International Register of Arms, 12th May 2025, Registration number 0730, Volume 4.

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Category: Armorial roll.

External link:

• Darryn Carlo and Roberto Luchoro at The Armorial Register.

Root: The Armorial Register.

Vert, a Latin cross, raguly, issuant from its sinister a leaved offshoot encircling the cross, its end terminating and debruising the lower limb Or.

Arms depicted by me, in plain tinctures, contoured in Sable, with a pointed outer contour and with a texturized finish.

Coat of arms of Ugnius Mikučionis-Vizgirda emblazoned by me. Ugnius told me that he likes my English version of his blazon. He personally prefers the idea of a wooden staff that has the shape of a Latin cross, as opposed to a Latin cross produced by a person, a cross-maker. In this sense, the Chief Herald of Arms of Office of the Chief Herald of Arms of Malta describes his arms as «Vert a ragged staff trunked forming a Latin cross encircled and debruised above its base dexter by a solitary branch issuant from above its base sinister all Or», and the South African Bureau of Heraldry describes them as «Vert, a wooden staff, its upper end terminating in a Latin cross, raguly, couped at random, issuant from its sinister nombril point a leaved offshoot encircling the cross, its end terminating and debruising the lower limb Or». Following this same idea, my revised blazon using «wooden staff» would be: «Vert, a wooden staff, raguly, in the form of a Latin cross, issuant from its sinister a leaved offshoot encircling the staff, its end terminating and debruising the lower limb Or». From this point forward, however, I will use my own blazon, as it guides the heraldic artist more clearly toward that particular form of cross. It should also be noted that, following this concept of the wooden staff, I have depicted the arms of the cross as slightly raised.

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Blazon keywords: Vert, Or, One, Latin cross, Raguly, Issuant, Sinister, Leaved, Branch, Environed and Debruised.

Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Plain tincture and Pointed.

Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.

Bearer: Mikučionis-Vizgirda, Ugnius.

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