God eye (heraldry)

God eye in the coat of arms of the city of Bad Krozingen

The god's eye is a common figure in heraldry and is represented as a triangle surrounded by rays with a human eye inside. It is a pictorial and stylized form to represent the triune god in the coat of arms . The figure is not frequent, and a uniform color scheme is not specified. The globe can be under the eye.

It is known, among other things, by the coat of arms of Colorado , where it hovers over the coat of arms .

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  Coat of arms of Vincenz Eduard Milde , Bishop of Leitmeritz (1823–1832)

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  Coat of arms of Nagytevel , Hungarian municipality

See also

• Eye of providence

literature

Gert Oswald : Lexicon of Heraldry. Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig 1984, DNB 850576571 , p. 164 (Mannheim / Wien / Zürich 1984, ISBN 3-411-02149-7 ).

Web links

Commons : God's Eye in Heraldry  - Album with pictures, videos and audio files