THE SEAL OF THE DIOCESE OF JOLIET
THE WAVY LINE CROSS represents the northern reaches of the Mississippi River which Louis Joliet and Fr. Jacques Marquette discovered. THE CHECKERED CRESCENT is from the coat of arms of the family of St. Francis Xavier, patron saint of the diocese. FLEUR DE LIS - honors the Blessed Virgin. Commemorates the French ancestry of Louis Joliet, for whom the city/diocese of Joliet is named. THE TRIMOUNT is taken from the coat of arms of Pope Pius XII who established our diocese.
THE WAVY LINE CROSS represents the northern reaches of the Mississippi River which Louis Joliet and Fr. Jacques Marquette discovered.
THE CHECKERED CRESCENT is from the coat of arms of the family of St. Francis Xavier, patron saint of the diocese.
FLEUR DE LIS - honors the Blessed Virgin. Commemorates the French ancestry of Louis Joliet, for whom the city/diocese of Joliet is named.
THE TRIMOUNT is taken from the coat of arms of Pope Pius XII who established our diocese.
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THE CHECKERED CRESCENT is from the coat of arms of the family of St. Francis Xavier, patron saint of the diocese.
FLEUR DE LIS - honors the Blessed Virgin. Commemorates the French ancestry of Louis Joliet, for whom the city/diocese of Joliet is named.
