Arms of Mark Edward Simonton
Arms of Mark Edward Simonton
Blazon
Vert a sword in bend point upwards proper hilted and pommelled Or between two mullets also Or, on a chief Argent a raven displayed proper;
Symbolism
The sword and mullets are taken from previous grants to Symingtons in Lyon Court records. The raven repeats the crest figure.
Crest of Mark Edward Simonton
Blazon
A raven displayed proper;
Symbolism
The raven, for Archdeacon Simonton, expresses the sentiment of the finiteness of life. This perception was inspired during a walk in a winter wood after a heavy fall of snow, when the deep silence was broken by the call of a solitary raven.
Motto of Mark Edward Simonton
Blazon
MEMENTO HOMO QUIA PULVIS ES;
Symbolism
This Latin motto, meaning “Remember, man, that thou art dust,” is inspired by Genesis 3, verse 19 from the Vulgate, and expresses the sentiment of the finiteness of life.
