- The Governor General of Canada
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Russel Featherstone Brown
Québec, Quebec
Registration of Arms
November 15, 2023
Vol. VIII, p. 234
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Blazon
Arms
Quarterly 1st and 4th Azure two bendlets wavy Argent, 2nd and 3rd Or, overall a cross engrailed flory and voided counterchanged;
Crest
A panache of peacock’s feathers Azure issuant from a demi-tower entwined with wild roses proper;
Motto
CONNAISSANCE • RECONNAISSANCE;
Symbolism
Arms
The Canadian Heraldic Authority does not have confirmed symbolism for this emblem. The following comments are hypotheses only. The cross refers to Bishop Brown’s vocation as a bishop. The fleurs-de-lis likely allude to his residence in Quebec.
Crest
The Canadian Heraldic Authority does not have confirmed symbolism for this emblem. The following comments are hypotheses only. The feathers and the stone tower are a canting reference to Bishop Brown’s second name, which is composed of the words feather and stone. The tower might also be a reference to the castles in the arms of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, his birthplace.
Motto
These French words mean “knowledge” and “gratitude.”