გაიპარაშვილი, ზურაბ / Gaiparashvili, Zurab2024-06-212024-06-212005ანთიმოზ ივერიელის გერბი, თბილისი, საარი, 2005, 56 გვ. / Anthimoz Iverieli's coat of arms, Tbilisi, Saari, 2005, 56 p.9940-29-56-8https://dspace.tsu.ge/handle/123456789/2472ავტორი მადლობას უხდის რუმინეთის აკადემიის ჰერალდიკისა და გენეალოგიის კომიტეტის წევრს ტუდორ-რადუ ტირონს (Tudor-Radu Tiron) ანთიმოზ ივერიელის გერბის მოწოდებისათვისAnthimoz Iverieli (Antim Ivireanul) was the Metropolitan of Romania from 1708 till 1716. The heraldry of Iverieli marks an important interest in his life. His coat of arms is depicted in the "Statutes of Atim Monastery" which dates to 1713. The coat of arms has a stylized German simple shield which is red, with a snail on it. In the cultures of ancient peoples, a snail used to be the symbol of the moon and fertility. Owing to its spiral shell and its tentacles, which show from time to time, it also symbolizes cyclic processes such as renaissance and resurrection. It also symbolizes Christ's resurrection. A snail on the branches of a tree is a symbol of obstinacy, and perseverance - even if the progress is persued slowly- to the end. A crawling snail stands for carefulness and shrewdness. Aesthetically a snail attracts attention by its exceptional beauty and the harmony of its spiral house. According to W. Cecil Wade's dictionary of heraldic symbols, the shell of a snail symbolizes protection by providence. The snail on Anthimoz Iverieli's coat of arms is depicted vertically, with its head approaching a six-axis star, and almost touching it with its tentacles. A star is one of the most ancient symbols of the mankind. It used to embody eternity from the very start. On Anthimoz Iverieli's coat of arms the biblical six-axis star of Bethlehem, the symbol of Messiah, light, the hope and the faith of the mankind is depicted. Scholars have no doubt that the coat of arms was created by Iverieli himself. Above the shield there is the Metropolitan's mitre. This kind of mitre can be seen on the coat of arms of Mogila, the Metropolitan of Kiev in 1639 and of Nikon, Patriarch of Russia in 1659. This tradition is continued in the church heraldry of modern Romania and Russian. Images of mitre adorn the octagonal stamp of the Cathalokos of Georgia Domenti and the oval stamp of the Cathalikos of Georgia, Bessarion. On the reverse side of the shield of Anthimoz Iverieli's coat of arms there is a cross and a crozier crossing each other. It is remarkable that exactly the same image is common for the Georgian stamps too (17th-18th cc). The similar cross and double-headed crozier is reflected on the coats of arms of the Metropolitan of Kiev - Peter Mogila, Patriarch of Russia - Nikon, the metropolitans and bishops of Romania. On top of the crown there is a hat with two lances and two brushes. A similar hat is on the coat of arms of Petre Mogila as well. According to A. Lakier, the famous Russian specialist of heraldry, this hat is Moldavian. The coat of arms has one more element, a palm-tree crown. It frames the sides and the lower part of the shield, and this decorative element is also given in Anthimoz Iverieli's other works. At the bottom of the coat of arms there is a motto: "Let every soul praise the Lord, says the prophet, and the snail rises up its horns, thus teaching us all to praise the Lord."otherBook