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'''SANKT RADEGUND BEI GRAZ''' | '''SANKT RADEGUND BEI GRAZ''' | ||
State : [[Steiermark]]<br> | State : [[Steiermark]]<br> | ||
District : Graz-Umgebung | District :Graz-Umgebung | ||
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The wolves' heads are attributes of St. Radegundis, a very interesting saint. She lived in the 5th or 6th centuries, I think, and was a Thuringian princess, who became a queen of Merovingian France by marriage. Later, she founded a nunnery and joined holy orders. She was an ordained deacon, too. Churches dedicated to her are few and far between, but they are scattered over the whole of Europe. Often, a spring or a brook is near the church. | The wolves' heads are attributes of St. Radegundis, a very interesting saint. She lived in the 5th or 6th centuries, I think, and was a Thuringian princess, who became a queen of Merovingian France by marriage. Later, she founded a nunnery and joined holy orders. She was an ordained deacon, too. Churches dedicated to her are few and far between, but they are scattered over the whole of Europe. Often, a spring or a brook is near the church. | ||
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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Austria|Literature]] : Image provided by Karl Palfrader (k.palfrader@aon.at), MStLA 16 (1966), p. 65 | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - Austria|Literature]] :Image provided by Karl Palfrader (k.palfrader@aon.at), MStLA 16 (1966), p. 65 | ||
[[Category:Austrian Municipalities S]] | [[Category:Austrian Municipalities S]] | ||
Latest revision as of 06:46, 13 August 2024
SANKT RADEGUND BEI GRAZ
State : Steiermark
District :Graz-Umgebung
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| English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted on April 1, 1963.
The wooden bath-tub illustrates the fact that the municipality is a spa and famed for its favourable climate.
The wolves' heads are attributes of St. Radegundis, a very interesting saint. She lived in the 5th or 6th centuries, I think, and was a Thuringian princess, who became a queen of Merovingian France by marriage. Later, she founded a nunnery and joined holy orders. She was an ordained deacon, too. Churches dedicated to her are few and far between, but they are scattered over the whole of Europe. Often, a spring or a brook is near the church.
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