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Waterloo, Ontario
Registration of Arms
April 12, 1990
Vol. II, p. 15
Arms of Renison CollegeBlazonArgent on a bend Vert between two maple leaves Gules a mitre between two Maltese crosses Or all within a bordure Vert charged with three buckles between three maple leaves Or; SymbolismThese are the arms of Archbishop Robert John Renison, granted in 1935 by Ulster King of Arms, differenced by the addition of a green border charged with maple leaves and buckles. The buckles are from the arms of Canon Archibald Howard Skirving, the Chairman of the Board of Governors at the time of the grant. |
CrestBlazonA moose's head erased Gules attired Or and charged on the neck with a passion cross Argent; SymbolismThe moose’s head comes from the arms of Archbishop Renison. The cross on the neck is an allusion to the arms of Ian L. Campbell, the Principal at the time of the grant. |
MottoBlazonSED COELUM SOLUM; SymbolismMeaning “But under one sky”, this Latin phrase was the motto of Archbishop Renison, who favoured it in the form “One sky over all”. |
BackgroundCanada Gazette InformationThe announcement of the letters patent was made on August 10, 1991 in Volume 125, page 2568 of the Canada Gazette.  |
Additional InformationCreator(s)Original concept of Howard Rokeby-Thomas and David Bowyer (Arms), and Malcolm Innes, Lord Lyon King of Arms (Crest). PainterNot applicable CalligrapherNot applicable Recipient TypeCivil Institution
Other InformationThe recipient’s emblems were originally recorded in the records of the Court of the Lord Lyon, Edinburgh, Scotland, 20 October 1978 (arms), and 18 February 1985 (crest). |