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'''DIOCESE OF ST. MARK THE EVANGELIST'''
'''DIOCESE OF ST. MARK THE EVANGELIST'''


Denomination : Anglican
Country : [[Ecclesiastical heraldry of South Africa|South Africa]]<br>
Denomination : [[:Category:Anglican heraldry|Anglican]]


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[[File:stmark.rel.gif|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]]


====Official blazon====
===Official blazon===
Argent, in chief a Lion of St Mark with a scroll issuant from the mouth and flexed between the legs, and in base a baobab tree sans leaves, Purpure.
Argent, in chief a Lion of St Mark with a scroll issuant from the mouth and flexed between the legs, and in base a baobab tree sans leaves, Purpure.


====Origin/meaning====
===Origin/meaning===
The arms were officially granted on June 26, 1998.
The arms were officially granted on June 26, 1998.


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These arms are unusual in that both charges are coloured purple, a colour traditionally associated with the episcopacy.
These arms are unusual in that both charges are coloured purple, a colour traditionally associated with the episcopacy.
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