- The Governor General of Canada
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St. Luke's Anglican Church
Burlington, Ontario
Grant of Arms
September 5, 1991
Vol. II, p. 117
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Blazon
Arms
Barruly undy Argent and Azure on a pile reversed Gules the haloed winged bull of St. Luke passant Or on a chief Gules a pale Argent charged with a cross Gules between dexter an open book proper edged and bound Or and sinister a white trillium flower Argent barbed Vert seeded Or;
Motto
I WAS GLAD (Ps. 122:1);
Symbolism
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Background
Canada Gazette Information
The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on November 23, 1991, in Volume 125, page 3770 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
Creator(s)
Original concept of Gordon Macpherson and Ralph Spence, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority.
Painter
Gordon Macpherson
Calligrapher
John Whitehead
Recipient Information
Civil Institution
Local (church, synagogue)