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'''EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH OF LATVIA'''
Denomination : [[:Category:Lutheran heraldry|Lutheran]]
 
[[File:Lvlc.png|center|300px|Arms (crest) of the {{PAGENAME}}]]
 
{| class="wikitable"
|+Official blazon
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|'''Latvian'''  
| Sarkans lauks, skaldīts un izliekti dalīts ar zelta ķetnu krustu, uz tā vidū zila lilija.
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|'''English'''
| blazon wanted
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Denomination : [[:Category:Lutheran heraldry|Lutheran]]
===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====
====Arms of Archbishops====
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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Latvia|'''Literature''']]: Bengt Olof - Kälde Kyrkokonstnär och heraldiker
[[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:Ecclesiastical heraldry of Latvia]]
[[Category:Lutheran archdioceses]]
[[Category:Lutheran archdioceses]]
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