- The Governor General of Canada
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Susan Jennifer Anne Bell
Hamilton, Ontario
Grant of Arms, with differences to Emily Margaret Le Marchant Bell, Nicholas William Delacombe Bell, Andrew Cecil Moore Bell and Olivia Anna Gibson Bell
June 20, 2019
Vol. VII, p. 191
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Blazon
Crest
A lychgate Azure issuant from a circlet of trillium flowers proper;
Motto
GO INTO ALL THE WORLD;
Symbolism
Crest
The lychgate, an entrance gate to a churchyard, refers to Bishop Bell’s vocation and represents the Church being open to all. A feature of many churchyards in England, the lychgate alludes to her time in England and to her husband Thomas, who is English. In addition, there is a lychgate at the church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Toronto, with which she has had a long association. The trilliums appear in the arms of the Diocese of Niagara, of which she is the bishop. They also symbolize the Holy Trinity.
Motto
This phrase is taken from Mark 16:15, in which Jesus commissions his disciples to “Go into all the world and proclaim the good news to the whole creation.” This is an important aspect of Bishop Bell’s ministry and also alludes to her previous role as Canon Missioner of the Diocese of Toronto.