- The Governor General of Canada
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John Stephen Knight
Toronto, Ontario
Grant of Arms
October 25, 1995
Vol. III, p. 88
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Blazon
Arms
Per chevron Argent and Gules in chief two spurs rowels upwards Gules and in base an eagle wings elevated and addorsed Argent haloed Or;
Motto
IN VIRTUTE DEI;
Symbolism
Arms
The spurs refer to the name Knight. The eagle is a symbol associated with St. John the Evangelist, Bishop Knight’s primary patron saint. The halo behind the eagle’s head, crowning it, refers to St. Stephen, the first Christian martyr, the “crowned one,” Bishop Knight’s secondary patron saint.
Motto
This Latin phrase drawn from the Bible (2 Cor. 6:7) means “By the power of God.”
Background
Canada Gazette Information
The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on November 23, 1996, in Volume 130, page 3279 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
Creator(s)
Original concept of Gordon Macpherson, assisted by the Heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority
Painter
Gordon Macpherson
Calligrapher
Judith Bainbridge
Recipient Information
Individual