Saint Helier

	SAINT HELIER Country: United Kingdom Channel Islands Jersey Status: Parish Loading map... {"minzoom":false,"maxzoom":false,"mappingservice":"leaflet","width":"250px","height":"250px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"zoom":7,"defzoom":14,"layers":["OpenStreetMap"],"image layers":[],"overlays":[],"resizable":false,"fullscreen":false,"scrollwheelzoom":true,"cluster":false,"clustermaxzoom":20,"clusterzoomonclick":true,"clustermaxradius":80,"clusterspiderfy":true,"geojson":"","clicktarget":"","imageLayers":[],"locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":"","lat":49.18549999999999755573298898525536060333251953125,"lon":-2.110300000000000064659388954169116914272308349609375,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

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Origin/meaning

The arms of the Parish of St. Helier show two crossed axes on a blue background. Helier (in Latin:Helerius) was born in Tongeren in Belgium, probably between 510 and 520 AD. He probably arrived in Jersey around 535 - 545 AD. He was martyred in approximately 550-560 AD. He died during a Viking raid by decapitation. Hence the axe as his symbol.

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