A New Coat of Arms

A New Coat of Arms

The left side of the shield displays the Archdiocese of Cincinnati’s coat of arms (or simply “arms”). The plow alludes to the Roman hero Cincinnatus, who was plowing his field when an embassy from the Senate called him to accept the dictatorship. He left his plow in the field, restored order to the Republic, resigned his office and returned to finish plowing his field. George Washington and his officers took Cincinnatus as a model of public serv…