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<center>''' {{uc:Saint Helier}} '''</center><br> | <center>''' {{uc:Saint Helier}} '''</center><br> | ||
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* United Kingdom [[File:unitedkingdom-flag.gif|60 px|right]] | * United Kingdom [[File:unitedkingdom-flag.gif|60 px|right]] | ||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===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. | 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. | ||
===Image | ===Image gallery=== | ||
<gallery widths=250px heights=200px perrow=0> | <gallery widths=250px heights=200px perrow=0> | ||
File:je-137.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Saint Helier|The arms on a stamp | File:je-137.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Saint Helier|The arms on a stamp | ||
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[[Literature]] : | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - United Kingdom|'''Literature''']]: | ||
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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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