Sacral Heraldry
Eparchy of Timok
Seat: Zaječar
- Seat
- Zaječar
- Official website
- eparhija-timocka.org
The Eparchy of Timok takes its name from the River Timok and covers the east of Serbia — the Zaječar and Bor Districts. Its seat is in Zaječar.
In the territory of the eparchy is also Gamzigrad — Felix Romuliana, the imperial palace inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Blazon
Device
A round device: within a wreath of gold grains a cross made up of gold dots, whose upper arm is curled into the letter Р — a Christogram (staurogram).
Symbolism and meaning
The staurogram — a cross joined with the Greek letter Ρ (rho), the initial of Christ's name — is one of the oldest Christian signs, and the wreath of grains recalls fruitfulness and the prayer rope.
