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The Eagle of Saint John ( es, Águila de San Juan) is a heraldry, heraldic eagle associated mostly with the Catholic Monarchs which was later prominently used during Francoist Spain (1939–77) and the Spanish transition to democracy (1977–81). It is sable (heraldry), sable with an or (heraldry), or halo and feet of gules.
John the Evangelist, the author of the Gospel according to John, fourth gospel account, is symbolized by an eagle, often with a Halo (religious iconography), halo, an animal may have originally been seen as the king of the birds. The eagle is a figure of the sky, and believed by Christian scholars to be able to look straight into the sun.
The better known heraldic use of the Eagle of St. John has been the single supporter chose by Isabella I of Castile, Queen Isabella of Castile in her armorial achievement used as heiress and later integrated into the Coat of Arms of Spain#Historical Spanish coats of arms, heraldry of the Catholic Monarchs. This election alludes to the queen's great devotion to the evangelist that predated her accession to the throne. There is a magnificent tapestry with the armorial achievement of the Catholic Monarchs in the Throne Room of the Alcazar of Segovia.
The Eagle of St. John was placed on side of the shields used as English consort by Catherine of Aragon, daughter of the Catholic Monarchs, Mary I of England, Mary I and Philip II of Spain, King Philip as English monarchs. In Spain, Philip barely bore the Eagle of St John in his Coat of arms of the King of Spain#Ornamented versions of the historical royal coats of arms, armorial achievements.
The Eagle of the Evangelist was recovered as single supporter holding in 1939, 1945 and 1977 official models of the Coat of Arms of Spain, armorial achievement of Spain and it was removed in 1981 when the current coat of arms was adopted.Act 33/1981
5 October (Boletín Oficial del Estado, BOE No 250, 19 October 1981). Coat of arms of Spain {{in lang, es. The use of the eagle of St. John was exploited by the Spanish dictator Francisco Franco, who used it as a symbol of his regime. Prominent examples of the use of St. John's Eagle in heraldry across the world include the heraldry or emblems of: Valparaíso, Valparaíso City (Chile); Boyacá Department (Colombia); Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Besançon, Catholic Archdiocese of Besançon (France); Mallersdorf-Pfaffenberg (Germany); Lima, Lima City (Peru); Kisielice, Gmina Kwidzyn, Kwidzyn District and Kwidzyn County, county, Oleśnica, Oleśnica Town and Oleśnica County, county (Poland); Gata, Extremadura, Gata and the 29th Infantry Regiment "Isabella I of Castile, Isabel la Católica" (Spain); Lääne county, Haapsalu, Haapsalu town and Kuressaare, Kuressaare town (Estonia); and the St John's College, University of Sydney, St. John's College (University of Sydney, Australia).
File:Escudo de Isabel de Castilla 1473.JPG, Coat of Arms of Isabella of Castile as Princess of Asturias.
File:Escudo de los Reyes Católicos de 1491.jpg, Coat of arms of the Catholic Monarchs.
File:Alcázar de Segovia - 16.jpg, A coat of arms with the Eagle of Saint John in the Alcázar of Segovia.
File:Compilacio-constitucions-catalunya-1493.jpg, The 1494 Constitutions of Catalonia, with the Eagle.
File:Coat of Arms of Ferdinand II of Aragon as Lord of Biscay.svg, Coat of Arms of Ferdinand II of Aragon as Lordship of Biscay, Lord of Biscay.
File:Ornamented Coat of Arms of Queen Joanna of Castile.svg, The Eagle of Saint John and two lions, in an ornamented version of the coat of arms of Joanna I of Castile.
File:Coat of Arms of Catherine of Aragon.svg, The Eagle of Saint John in the coat of arms of Catherine of Aragon, Queen consort, Queen of England.
File:Coat of Arms of England (1554-1558).svg, The Eagle of Saint John in the coat of arms of Mary I of England after her marriage with Philip II.
File:Coat of arms of Spain (1945–1977).svg, Coat of arms of Spain from 1945 to 1977.
File:Flag of Spain 1945 1977.svg, Flag of Spain from 1945 to 1977.
File:Coat of arms of Lima (1537).svg, Coat of arms of Lima.
File:Escudo de Valparaíso (Chile).svg, Coat of arms of Valparaíso.
File:Escudo de Boyacá.svg, Coat of arms of the Boyacá Department.
File:Coat of Arms of the 29th Light Infantry Regiment Isabel la Católica (Ornamented variant).svg, Coat of Arms of the ''Regimiento de Infantería "Isabel la Católica" n.º 29'' (Spanish Army).
File:Herb diecezji Ozylii.svg, Coat of arms of the Bishopric of Ösel-Wiek.
File:Läänemaa vapp.svg, Coat of arms of Lääne county, Estonia.
File:Haapsalu coat of arms.svg, Coat of arms of Haapsalu, Estonia.
John the Evangelist, the author of the Gospel according to John, fourth gospel account, is symbolized by an eagle, often with a Halo (religious iconography), halo, an animal may have originally been seen as the king of the birds. The eagle is a figure of the sky, and believed by Christian scholars to be able to look straight into the sun.
The better known heraldic use of the Eagle of St. John has been the single supporter chose by Isabella I of Castile, Queen Isabella of Castile in her armorial achievement used as heiress and later integrated into the Coat of Arms of Spain#Historical Spanish coats of arms, heraldry of the Catholic Monarchs. This election alludes to the queen's great devotion to the evangelist that predated her accession to the throne. There is a magnificent tapestry with the armorial achievement of the Catholic Monarchs in the Throne Room of the Alcazar of Segovia.
The Eagle of St. John was placed on side of the shields used as English consort by Catherine of Aragon, daughter of the Catholic Monarchs, Mary I of England, Mary I and Philip II of Spain, King Philip as English monarchs. In Spain, Philip barely bore the Eagle of St John in his Coat of arms of the King of Spain#Ornamented versions of the historical royal coats of arms, armorial achievements.
The Eagle of the Evangelist was recovered as single supporter holding in 1939, 1945 and 1977 official models of the Coat of Arms of Spain, armorial achievement of Spain and it was removed in 1981 when the current coat of arms was adopted.5 October (Boletín Oficial del Estado, BOE No 250, 19 October 1981). Coat of arms of Spain {{in lang, es. The use of the eagle of St. John was exploited by the Spanish dictator Francisco Franco, who used it as a symbol of his regime. Prominent examples of the use of St. John's Eagle in heraldry across the world include the heraldry or emblems of: Valparaíso, Valparaíso City (Chile); Boyacá Department (Colombia); Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Besançon, Catholic Archdiocese of Besançon (France); Mallersdorf-Pfaffenberg (Germany); Lima, Lima City (Peru); Kisielice, Gmina Kwidzyn, Kwidzyn District and Kwidzyn County, county, Oleśnica, Oleśnica Town and Oleśnica County, county (Poland); Gata, Extremadura, Gata and the 29th Infantry Regiment "Isabella I of Castile, Isabel la Católica" (Spain); Lääne county, Haapsalu, Haapsalu town and Kuressaare, Kuressaare town (Estonia); and the St John's College, University of Sydney, St. John's College (University of Sydney, Australia).
See also
*Eagle (heraldry) *Symbols of Francoism *Yoke and arrowsReferences