- The Governor General of Canada
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Diocese of Saskatoon
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Registration of Arms
November 15, 2017
Vol. VII, p. 14
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Blazon
Arms
Azure three barrulets wavy Argent between in chief a branch of willow fructed between two garbs and in base a Paschal lamb Or, on a chief Argent semé-de-lis Azure a cross Gules thereon a pallium Argent fringed Or charged with four crosses patté fitché Sable;
Motto
SURSUM CORDA;
Symbolism
Arms
The Canadian Heraldic Authority does not have confirmed symbolism for this emblem. The following comments are hypotheses only. The red cross, known as the cross of St. George, appears in the arms of the Anglican Church of Canada (previously known as the Church of England in Canada), and the pallium is possibly taken from the arms of the Diocese of Canterbury in England, the original diocese of the Anglican Communion. The garbs of wheat possibly symbolize Saskatchewan, and the willow branch, the Saskatoon bush.
Motto
Meaning “Lift up your hearts,” this Latin phrase is found in the liturgy of the Holy Eucharist.
Background
Canada Gazette Information
The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on November 17, 2018, in Volume 152, page 899 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
Creator(s)
Not available.
Painter
Artist of the College of Arms, London / Artiste du Collège d’armes, Londres
Calligrapher
* Not applicable / Sans objet
Recipient Information
Civil Institution
National, Regional, Diocesan, Administrative
The recipient’s emblems were recorded at the College of Arms, London, England, 8 May 1934.