The Coat of Arms of the abbey clearly shows the relationship of Subiaco Abbey's two co-founding monasteries:
Maria-Einsiedeln in Switzerland and St. Meinrad in Indiana. The two large ravens on the golden crest are
quite similar to Einsiedeln's Coat of Arms; however, Subiaco's ravens possess a distinctive gold rose emblem.
The rose emblem on the ravens' shoulders represents Subiaco, Italy, where St. Benedict lived as a hermit and
where he threw himself into a thorn bush (roses) to dispel sinful thoughts of the flesh. The black engrailed
border with cusped edges represents Subiaco Abbey's relationship to St. Meinrad Archabbey in Indiana.
