- The Governor General of Canada
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Pembroke General Hospital
Pembroke, Ontario
Registration of Arms
February 15, 2021
Vol. VII, p. 335
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Blazon
Arms
Azure a maple leaf Or surmounted by an open book proper bound Gules edged Or, the dexter page charged with a Latin cross and the sinister with a heart enflamed Gules, in chief the letter M and an antique lamp Or;
Motto
PROVIDENTIA TUTAMEN;
Symbolism
Arms
The Canadian Heraldic Authority does not have confirmed symbolism for this emblem. The following comments are hypotheses only. The maple leaf represents the hospital’s status as a Canadian institution, while the open book refers to the teaching component of the hospital’s school of nursing. The cross and the enflamed heart are religious symbols, indicating that the Grey Sisters of the Immaculate Conception operated the hospital. The “M” refers to the Blessed Virgin Mary. The lamp is a symbol of nursing.
Motto
This Latin phrase means “Providence protects.”
Background
Canada Gazette Information
The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on December 11, 2021, in Volume 155, page 5667 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
Government
The recipient’s emblems were originally recorded at the College of Arms, London, England, 19 September 1958.