- The Governor General of Canada
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The Diocesan Church Society of the Anglican Catholic Church of Canada
Ottawa, Ontario
Grant of Arms and Flag
September 15, 2006
Vol. V, p. 52
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Blazon
Arms
Argent a cross Gules between four Maltese crosses Azure;
Motto
USQUE AD TERMINOS ORBIS TERRARUM;
Flag
A banner of the Arms;
Symbolism
Arms
The red cross on white is the emblem of St. George, often associated with Anglicanism and therefore an indication of the Anglican Catholic Church of Canada’s adherence to traditional Anglican worship and doctrine. The Maltese cross alludes to St. John the Baptist, the patron saint of Canada in the Anglican calendar.
Motto
Meaning “To the ends of the earth”, this Latin sentence is from Psalm 72:8 in the Vulgate Bible (Ps. 72 in the English Bible). It refers to the catholicity of the Church, and since the first part of the verse, “He shall have dominion also from sea to sea”, is the source of the motto of Canada, it alludes to the Anglican Catholic Church’s jurisdiction in Canada.
Flag
The symbolism of this emblem is found in other element(s) of this record.
Background
Canada Gazette Information
The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on November 18, 2006, in Volume 140, page 3688 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
Creator(s)
Original concept of Peter Wilkinson and Edward Gale, assisted by the Heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority.
Painter
Gordon Macpherson
Calligrapher
Shirley Mangione
Recipient Information
Civil Institution
National, Regional, Diocesan, Administrative