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-{{latvia}}
+{{lv}}'''{{uc:{{PAGENAME}}}}'''
-'''ARCHDIOCESE OF RĪGA'''
+Denomination : [[:Category:Lutheran heraldry|Lutheran]]
-Denomination : Lutheran
+[[File:Lvlc.png|center|300px|Arms (crest) of the {{PAGENAME}}]]
+{| class="wikitable"
+|+Official blazon
+|-
+|'''Latvian'''
+| Sarkans lauks, skaldīts un izliekti dalīts ar zelta ķetnu krustu, uz tā vidū zila lilija.
+|-
+|'''English'''
+| blazon wanted
+|}
+===Origin/meaning===
+The liturgical red color represents the Holy Spirit, which serves as a visual reminder of the transforming power of faith, gold symbolizes the connection with the divine, and the lily flower and the blue color are associated with the Virgin Mary.
+Arms were originally created in 1997 by Swedish artist Bent Olof Kalde
+Arms were officially registered on 6th February 2024.
 ====Arms of Archbishops====
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-[[Literature]] :
+[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Latvia|'''Literature''']]: Bengt Olof - Kälde Kyrkokonstnär och heraldiker<br>
+[https://www.vestnesis.lv/op/2024/29.19| Official registration of the arms]<br>
+[https://lkr.lv/zinas/21834/registrets-latvijas-evangeliski-luteriskas-baznicas-gerbonis| Latvian Christian Radio: Information on meaning and registration]
 [[Category:Ecclesiastical heraldry of Latvia]]
 [[Category:Lutheran archdioceses]]