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The arms were first adopted in 1951 and changed in 1987. | The arms were first adopted in 1951 and changed in 1987. | ||
The green field is a canting element and is charged with an embattled fess, commemorating the Revolutionary War General Nathaniel Greene (1742-1786) after whom the city was named, and at the same time refers to the German word ´burg´, a fortified place, and thus represents the See | The green field is a canting element and is charged with an embattled fess, commemorating the Revolutionary War General Nathaniel Greene (1742-1786) after whom the city was named, and at the same time refers to the German word ´burg´, a fortified place, and thus represents the See city of Greensburg. | ||
The blue fivepointed star is taken from the arms of the [[Archdiocese of Philadelphia]], and commmorates bishop Hugh Lamb who was an auxiliary bishop of Philadelphia prior to becoming the first bishop of Greensburg. The red double traversed crosses are derived from the arms of the Bendictines, whose members have laboured for more than a century in what is now the Diocese of Greensburg. | The blue fivepointed star is taken from the arms of the [[Archdiocese of Philadelphia]], and commmorates bishop Hugh Lamb who was an auxiliary bishop of Philadelphia prior to becoming the first bishop of Greensburg. The red double traversed crosses are derived from the arms of the Bendictines, whose members have laboured for more than a century in what is now the Diocese of Greensburg. | ||