Sankt Oswald ob Eibiswald
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Heraldry of the World Civic heraldry of Austria - Österreichische Gemeindewappen |
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SANKT OSWALD OB EIBISWALD
State : Steiermark
District : Deutschlandsberg
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted on May 11, 1987.
St. Oswald is a name not infrequent in the mountain regions of Austria. Among others, he is a patron of miners, but also of cattle-breeders. When Prince Oswald of Northumbria was to be anointed in the course of his coronation, the phial with the sacred oil was destroyed. A raven brought him another. So, the raven and the phial (often in the form of a cup) are the chief attributes of St. Oswald. The arms of St. Oswald display the cup of the saint.
Literature : Image provided by Karl Palfrader (k.palfrader@aon.at), MStLA 38 (1988), p. 36