Quis separabit? (Who will separate [us]?) is aLatin motto derived from theVulgate translation ofRomans 8:35 (τίς ἡμᾶς χωρίσει ἀπὸ τῆς ἀγάπης τοῦ Χριστοῦ,tís hēmâs chōrísei apò tês agápēs toû Christoû):
translated as "Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?"[1]
The motto is associated withUlster unionism,Ulster loyalism and theBritish Army inIreland: for example, it is used in theBritish Army by theRoyal Dragoon Guards,[2] theRoyal Ulster Rifles, theLondon Irish Rifles, theIrish Guards,[3] and theNorth Irish Horse, and it is also the motto of theOrder of Saint Patrick. The phrase also appears on theSeal of South Carolina and is inscribed on thealumnus ring[4] ofClemson University.
It was the motto of the4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards,[5] a cavalry regiment of the British Army from 1922 to 1992. It was also the motto of theConnaught Rangers, an Irish regiment of the British Army, from its amalgamation in 1881 until it was disbanded in 1922. Prior to this, it was the motto of the precursor regiment of the Rangers, the88th Regiment of Foot (Connaught Rangers) which was founded in 1793. It was also the motto of theUlster Defence Regiment and the 5th Royal Irish Lancers.
It was the motto of the formerGovernment of Northern Ireland and appeared on the province's defunct coat of arms. It is also the motto of theUlster Defence Association, aloyalistparamilitary group in Northern Ireland.[6]
The full quotation from Romans 8:35,Quis nos separabit a caritate Christi? is the motto ofCardinalPietro Parolin, the presentCardinal Secretary of State.
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