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'''Country''' : Belgium [[File:Belgium.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br>
'''Province''' : <br>Stadsgewest Brussel / Région Bruxelles<br><br>
'''Official names :'''
* (nl) Sint-Gillis
* (fr) Saint-Gilles
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'''SINT GILLIS - SAINT GILLES'''
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Province : Stadsgewest Brussel / Région Bruxelles
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|'''Dutch'''
[[File:s-gilles.jpg|center|Wapen van {{PAGENAME}}/Armoiries de {{PAGENAME}}]]
| In lazuur een Sint_Egidius, abt, van goud.
 
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===Official blazon===
|'''French'''
*(nl) In lazuur een Sint_Egidius, abt, van goud.
| D'azur à un Saint Egide, abbé, d'or.
*(fr) D'azur à un Saint Egide, abbé d'or.
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|'''English'''
| Azure, the figure of St. Giles Or.
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===Origin/meaning===
===Origin/meaning===
The arms were granted on January 22, 1858.
The arms were granted on January 22, 1858.


The arms show St. Giles, the local patron saint. The saint already appeared on the local seal from 1229.
The arms show St. Giles (also Ægidius, Egidius), the local patron saint. The saint already appeared on the local seal from 1229.


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|align="center"|[[File:st-gilles.hagbe.jpg|center|Wapen van/Blason de {{PAGENAME}}]]  <br/>The arms in the [[Koffie Hag Belgium|Koffie Hag/Café Hag albums]] +/- 1930  
File:Sint-Gillis3.jpg|alt=Wapen van Sint-Gillis/Blason de Saint-Gilles/Arms (crest) of Sint-Gillis|Letterhead +/- 1900
|align="center"|[[File:st-gilles.pol.jpg|center|Wapen van/Blason de {{PAGENAME}}|275 px]]  <br/>The arms on a police badge ([http://blog.seniorennet.be/police_politie_insignes/ source])  
File:st-gilles.hagbe.jpg|alt=Wapen van Sint-Gillis/Blason de Saint-Gilles/Arms (crest) of Sint-Gillis|The arms in the [[Koffie Hag Belgium|Koffie Hag/Café Hag albums]] +/- 1930  
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File:st-gilles.pol.jpg|alt=Wapen van Sint-Gillis/Blason de Saint-Gilles/Arms (crest) of Sint-Gillis|The arms on a police badge ([http://blog.seniorennet.be/police_politie_insignes/ source])  
 
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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Belgium|'''Literature''']]: Servais, 1955
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Belgium|'''Literature''']]: Servais, 1955


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Revision as of 05:39, 30 December 2022

Wapen van Sint-Gillis/Arms (crest) of Sint-Gillis
Country : Belgium
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Province :
Stadsgewest Brussel / Région Bruxelles

Official names :

  • (nl) Sint-Gillis
  • (fr) Saint-Gilles


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Official blazon
Dutch In lazuur een Sint_Egidius, abt, van goud.
French D'azur à un Saint Egide, abbé, d'or.
English Azure, the figure of St. Giles Or.

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on January 22, 1858.

The arms show St. Giles (also Ægidius, Egidius), the local patron saint. The saint already appeared on the local seal from 1229.

Literature: Servais, 1955


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