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====Official blazon==== | ====Official blazon==== | ||
Argent, a Cross patee quadrate Gules; a Canton Azure, charged with a Chevron Or between three Lions rampant of the first. | |||
====Origin/meaning==== | ====Origin/meaning==== | ||
The arms were officially granted on May 18, 1843. | |||
The cross is the cross of St. Cuthbert, the patron of Durham, and the Cathedral (which founded the university) was built as his shrine. | |||
{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
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[[Category:United Kingdom (Universities)]] | [[Category:United Kingdom (Universities)]] | ||
[[Category:Universities]] | [[Category:Universities]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1843]] | |||