The Episcopal Coat of Arms of John Lancaster Spalding, First Bishop of Peoria (1877-1908)
His crest depicts the ancient
Spalding ancestry symbols (buckles or knots) and Bishop Spalding’s motto in
Latin Hinc Mihi Salus (Behold My Salvation).
Besides his role of the Shepherd and initiator of our own
Spalding Institute, Bishop Spalding, in his early 40’s, played an eminent part
in the Council of Baltimore on the issue of a unified national catechism, while
becoming the Founding Father of the Catholic University of America. Before the
end of the century, he was also appointed president of the National Catholic
Educational Exhibit in Chicago. He had consistently and publicly pronounced his
strong belief in the parochial educational system. The Faith, for him, was the
base of all human educational efforts.
“Believe
in education; and let your faith give you confidence in yourself when you
strive to upbuild your being.”
