- The Governor General of Canada
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Joseph Albert Guy Rosaire Lavigne
Gracefield, Quebec
Grant of Arms and Badge, with differences to Marie Éva Jeannine Ginette Lavigne, Marie Michelle Sylvie Lavigne, Joseph Rosaire Jean-Michel Pitre, Marie Françoise Stéfanie Pitre and Joseph Jean Olivier Lavigne-Lacroix
January 20, 2011
Vol. VI, p. 24
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Blazon
Arms
Chevronny Ermine and Azure per pale counterchanged, a chief Or;
Crest
Issuant from a coronet erablé Or, a demi-stag Argent attired, unguled and gorged with a collar, a chain affixed thereto passing between the forelegs and reflexed over the back Or;
Motto
AEDIFICAVI SUPRA PETRAM;
Symbolism
Arms
Ermine represents Brittany, the origin of Mr. Lavigne’s ancestors. The chevrony pattern refers to the fact that Mr. Lavigne was a builder and that his paternal ancestor, who first immigrated to New France, was a mason. Blue refers to New France and the French language.
Crest
The stag recalls a young stag that Mr. Lavigne, as a child, rescued and raised on the family farm before it escaped.
Motto
Meaning “I built upon a rock”, this Latin motto is based on the parable of the two builders (Matt. 7:24) and refers to Mr. Lavigne’s profession as a builder.