Our Crest

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Wherever you encounter the Koinonia worldwide, they will have this crest on display. Even though Koinonia John the Baptist Ireland speaks no Czech, or Hindi (or even Italian!), we know that we’re bonded together in our charism and spirituality and name, our history and our founder: this unity is represented in our crest!

The emblem of the community is composed of four different elements:

• The three mountains are a reminder of the stability of community life and of Camparmò, the place where our community was born.
• The red and gold Cross at the heart of the emblem points us to Jesus, risen from the dead. He is the centre of our being and of everything that we do.
• The ellipse encircling the summit of the central mountain calls us to our life of prayer, of contemplation.
• The river flowing through the valley reminds us of our mission to evangelise.