Armorial of the bee

10/06/2026

For those who keep heraldry alive

06/06/2026

N°83-Denis Janssen
Chancellor of the fellowship of the golden bee

05/06/2026

N°82- Parocchia del Carmine e Sant’Angelo
The church was originally established as the convent church of the Fathers of the Order of Mount Carmel. Construction began in 1577 in an area of Monte Sant’Angelo that at the time lay outside the town walls. Religious services were initially held in a pre-existing rural chapel dedicated to Saint Mary of Loreto, which was gradually enlarged to meet the needs of the growing community
The church was not fully completed until the 18th century, when it acquired the dimensions and architectural form that it still retains today. This is evidenced by inscriptions beneath the broken-arch pediment above the main entrance and on the façade’s crowning section, both bearing the Roman numeral date MDCCXC (1790). The construction contract had been signed on 1 January 1782 by the prior, Father Michele Maria Rago, and an Abruzzese master builder who had already worked on other projects in the town.
In the square before the church stands a statue of Padre Pio, dating from 1982. It was commissioned by the parish priest serving the church at that time.

During the 2000s, the church underwent restoration and renovation works.

04/06/2026

03/06/2026

N 81-Hudson, Alfred Arthur 1852 - 1930
Alfred Arthur Hudson was born in Portsea Hampshire England in 1852 and was articled to Ewan Christian (1814-1895) in London. He also gained practical experience working in the building and engineering trades. He commenced independent practice as an architect in 1874, and worked in profession for about ten years before training for the law.
In the 1891 England Census he gave his profession as barrister and solicitor, nevertheless, he evidently maintained an interest in architecture as he is listed in the three editions of Who’s Who in Architecture - 1914, 1923 and 1926, although his entry wasn’t revised after the 1914 edition. His address was given as 5 Paper Buildings, Temple, London in 1914 and 1930. He died in Vevey, Switzerland on 21 August 1930

31/05/2026

N°81- Family VanDen Broek

Broeck (van den), Jean-Goswin-Lucien, I.U.L., son of Goswinus Van den Broeck, pension councillor and clerk of the States of Brabant, and Mrs. Anna Theresia Brigitta van den Boom, was councillor and receiver general of the States of Brabant in the city and the district of Brussels, and was admitted to the chief of his maternal uncle Sebastian Antonius Dominicus van den Boom, councillor clerk and secretary of the Courodale de Brabant, siégeant au lignage, on 13 June 1757 au lignage Serhuys.

Broeck (van den), Charles François Philippe, I.U.L., frère de Jean-Goswin-Lucien van den Broeck ci-avant, was lawyer of the Conseil souverain de Brabant and had been admitted on 13 June 1760 au lignage Serhuyghs.

30/05/2026

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17/05/2026

N°80 - David Stockdale KC
David Stockdale is a former Senior Circuit Judge.  Called in 1975, he practised in Manchester, principally in common law civil work, taking silk in 1995.  He was elected a Bencher in 2003.  In 2010 he became a Circuit Judge and in 2013 was appointed Resident Judge at Manchester Crown Court and the Honorary Recorder of Manchester.  He also sat as a Deputy High Court Judge and as a judge of the CACD.  He retired in 2020.

10/05/2026

N°79 - Bernard Longley (born 5 April 1955) is an English Roman Catholic prelate who has served as Archbishop of Birmingham since 2009. Born in Openshaw, Manchester, he was educated at St Vincent de Paul parish school and later at Xaverian College in Rusholme. He continued his studies at the Royal Northern College of Music and at New College, Oxford, where he served as Treasurer of the Oxford Union in 1977.

Longley prepared for the priesthood at St John’s Seminary and was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Arundel and Brighton on 12 December 1981. He began his ministry as assistant priest at St Joseph’s Church in Epsom and also worked as a chaplain to psychiatric hospitals.

Recognised for his commitment to theology and Christian unity, Longley taught dogmatic theology at St John’s Seminary from 1987 to 1996. He later became Surrey Chairman of the Diocesan Commission for Christian Unity and, in 1996, National Ecumenical Officer for the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales. In 1999, he was appointed Moderator of the Steering Committee of Churches Together in Britain and Ireland, while also serving as Assistant General Secretary of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference with responsibility for ecumenical and interfaith affairs.

On 1 October 2009, Pope Benedict XVI appointed him Archbishop of Birmingham, and he was formally installed on 8 December 2009

08/02/2026

N°76– Ignacz Fisher
F. Ignác Fisher (tóvárosi), industrialist, was born in Tataóváros in 1840, where his father owned an old faience factory.

Fisher founded a porcelain-painting institute in Budapest, which he developed—through diligent work—into a major majolica manufacturing enterprise. His productions won distinctions at national and international exhibitions and led to considerable exports.

In recognition of the merits he acquired in this industrial field, he received numerous honors and was recently granted Hungarian nobility. He also took an active part in public affairs: an active member of the Industrial Association as well as of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, he also served on a commission of the capital.

In 1892, his factory was transformed into a joint-stock company, of which Fisher became the managing director.