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| '''ARCHIEPISCOPALIAN CORPORATION OF REGINA'''
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| Denomination : Episcopalian
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| [[File:archiepiscopalian-regina.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | |
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| ===Official blazon===
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| Or the figure of the Blessed Virgin Mary proper vested Azure crowned Or sejant affronty on a chair graded proper and supporting with her dexter hand the Christ Child proper vested Argent, both figures nimbed and together holding a rosary Or, on a chapé Azure two garbs Or;
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| ===Origin/meaning===
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| The arms were granted on November 20, 2009.
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| The seated figure of the Blessed Virgin Mary holding the child Jesus and giving the Rosary appeared on a coat of arms design used by the Archdiocese shortly after its creation as a diocese in 1910. This indicates that the Patroness of the Archdiocese is Our Lady of the Holy Rosary. Blue is a colour associated with the Blessed Virgin Mary, and the sheaves of wheat make a reference to Saskatchewan.
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| [[Literature]] : Information and image from [http://archive.gg.ca/heraldry/index_e.asp here]
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| [[Category:Canadian ecclesiastical heraldry]]
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| [[Category:Granted 2009]]
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