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The arms were officially granted on December 15, 1959. | The arms were officially granted on December 15, 1959. | ||
Blue is traditionally the colour for the midwife; this colour signifies chastity, loyalty and fidelity. The black and white border represents night and day, as the midwife’s work is never done. The star is the Morning Star or Star of Bethlehem, the sign of birth, surrounded and supported by the hands of the midwife. | |||
The pomegranate tree in the crest is an ancient symbol of fertility, and the crown encircling signifies a Royal College. | |||
Juno Lucina was the Roman goddess of Light, and the protectress of womanhood, marriage and childbirth. She is often depicted (as here) holding a sheaf of white lilies in one hand and a young child in the other. Hygeia was the goddess of physical and mental health, and was one of the six daughters of Aesculapius, the god of Medicine. She is depicted with a serpent entwining her left arm. Not only was the serpent the sign of wisdom and knowledge, but it was the sign of eternal life, as it appears reborn when it cats its old skin. | |||
The motto of the Royal College of Midwives is “Vita Donum Dei” – “Life is the Gift of God”. | |||
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[[Literature]] : | [[Literature]] : https://heraldryinnorfolk.wordpress.com/2014/02/03/royal-college-of-midwives/ | ||
[[Category:Institutional heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | [[Category:Institutional heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1959]] | [[Category:Granted 1959]] | ||