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The left side of the Cardinal's crest is the coat of arms of
the archdiocese, while the right side contains his personal
coat of arms.
In the lower right is a cross, heraldic symbol of the
Keeler family and representative of the two bishops of
Harrisburg, under whom he had served: Bishop Joseph Daly and
Bishop George Leech.
The cross is surrounded by four circles, representing the
Bread of Life. In the upper portion, in sable and silver (the
colors of the Conway family crest, his mother's heritage), is
a baker's oven and tower, symbols of Saint William the baker,
His Eminence's patron. The circles on either side of the tower
represent service to God and to country.
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cross (a cross with two bars instead of one) showing that
Cardinal Keeler is Metropolitan Archbishop of the surrounding
dioceses. Below the shield is the Cardinal's motto: Opus
fac evangilistae ("Do the work of an
evangelist").
Over the shield, is the galero, the pontifical red
hat, symbolic of His Eminence's service to the Church as a
cardinal. The hat is a depiction of the one given by the pope
to each new cardinal. This hat has been replaced by the more
simple biretta that Cardinal Keeler received from Pope John
Paul II in 1994.
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