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Ottawa, Ontario
Registration of Arms
March 15, 2019
Vol. VII, p. 158
Arms of Bishopric of OttawaBlazonArgent a cross Gules, in the first quarter a pastoral staff and a key wards upwards in saltire proper, on a chief Azure an oak tree penetrated transversely by a frame saw proper and issuant from a ducal coronet Or; SymbolismThe Canadian Heraldic Authority does not have confirmed symbolism for this emblem. The following comments are hypotheses only. The oak tree, the saw and the ducal coronet are the crest of the chief of the clan Hamilton and recall that the first bishop of Ottawa was the Right Reverend Charles Hamilton. The pastoral staff and key are symbols of episcopal authority. The red cross on a white field, the cross of St. George, is the main symbol of the Diocese of Ontario, from which the Diocese (Bishopric) of Ottawa was created in 1896. |
BackgroundCanada Gazette InformationThe announcement of the letters patent was made on March 23, 2019 in Volume 153, page 1083 of the Canada Gazette.  |
Additional InformationCreator(s)Original concept of Edward Marion Chadwick (1895). PainterArtist of the College of Arms, London / Artiste du Collège d’armes, Londres CalligrapherNot applicable Recipient TypeCivil Institution
Other InformationThe recipient’s emblems were originally recorded at the College of Arms, London, England, 24 November 1949. |