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Country: [[United Kingdom]]<br> | Country: [[United Kingdom]]<br> | ||
Campus/location : [[Cambridge]] | Campus/location: [[Cambridge]] | ||
[[File:cam-corpuschristi.jpg|center|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:cam-corpuschristi.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | |||
Quarterly gules and azure, in the first and fourth quarters a pelican in its piety, and in the second and third three lily flowers slipped and leaved all argent. | Quarterly gules and azure, in the first and fourth quarters a pelican in its piety, and in the second and third three lily flowers slipped and leaved all argent. | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were officially granted on December 23, 1570. | The arms were officially granted on December 23, 1570. | ||
{{ | Corpus Christi College was founded in 1352 by the Cambridge Guild of Corpus Christi and the Blessed Virgin Mary. The arms thus show a pelican in its piety (for the body of Christ, Corpus Christi) and in the second and third three lily-flowers slipped and leaved all argent as a symbol for St. Mary. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:cam-corpuschristi.woc.jpg|center|300 px|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms on a [[Wills's - Arms of Oxford and Cambridge Colleges|tobacco card]], (1922) | |||
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CORPUS CHRISTI COLLEGE (CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY)
Country: United Kingdom
Campus/location: Cambridge
Official blazon
Quarterly gules and azure, in the first and fourth quarters a pelican in its piety, and in the second and third three lily flowers slipped and leaved all argent.
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on December 23, 1570.
Corpus Christi College was founded in 1352 by the Cambridge Guild of Corpus Christi and the Blessed Virgin Mary. The arms thus show a pelican in its piety (for the body of Christ, Corpus Christi) and in the second and third three lily-flowers slipped and leaved all argent as a symbol for St. Mary.
 The arms on a tobacco card, (1922) |
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