Coat of arms of Pope Benedict XVI

Coat of arms of Pope Benedict XVI
ArmigerPope Benedict XVI
Adopted2005
ShieldGules, chape ployé or, with the scallop shell or; the dexter chape with a Moor's head proper, crowned and collared gules, the sinister chape a bear trippant proper, carrying a pack gules belted sable

The personal papal coat of arms of Pope Benedict XVI was designed by Archbishop Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo (who was later created a Cardinal) soon after the papal election in 2005.

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