Stavelot

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STAVELOT

Province : Liège
Additions : 1977 Francorchamps

Official blazon

(1819) Van lazuur beladen van boven met het borstbeeld van den Heiligen Remaclus van goud, en van onderen eene wolf van goud beladen met een korf met vruchten, het schild gedekt met een gouden kroon.
(1921) Coupé en chef d'argent à un buste de St. Remacle au naturel, en pointe aussi d'argent à un loup passant, bâté, les deux paniers remplis de pierres, le tout au naturel.
(1980)Coupé en chef d'argent à un buste de Saint Remacle au naturel, mitré portant dans la dextre une chapelle et tenant de la senestre une crosse, le crosseron tourné vers I'extdrieuq et en pointe cousu d'argent à un loup passant, bâté, les deux paniers remplis de pierres, le tout au naturel.

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on November 24, 1819, changed on November 14, 1921 and confirmed again on April 24, 1980.

The arms are derived from the 17^th century seal of the Price-Abbots of Stavelot. In 1819 the arms were granted in the Dutch colours, gold and blue, these were changed in 1921.

The upper half of the arms shows the patron saint of the Abbey of Stavelot and village, St. Remaclus, founder of the abbey in 650. The lower half shows a wolf, used as a symbol by the abbots for the village of Stavelot and surroundings. The wolf is derived from the legend of the building of the abbey; the wolf supposedly helped to build the abbey by carrying stones on its back in two baskets.