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===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
'''Arms''' : Azure a chevron wavy between in dexter a carpenter's adze and a double-bitted axe in saltire surmounted in pale by a flail, in sinister three ears of wheat their stems bound, and in base three fleurs-de-lis, on a chief Or a lion passant guardant Gules<br> | '''Arms''': Azure a chevron wavy between in dexter a carpenter's adze and a double-bitted axe in saltire surmounted in pale by a flail, in sinister three ears of wheat their stems bound, and in base three fleurs-de-lis, on a chief Or a lion passant guardant Gules<br> | ||
'''[[:Category:Mottoes all|Motto]]''': HONNEUR ET LABEUR | '''[[:Category:Mottoes all|Motto]]''': HONNEUR ET LABEUR | ||
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The right arm of the chevron represents the St. Lawrence River, and the left arm, the Rivière-Ouelle. The three farm implements recall the tools that the ancestors of the Lebel family used to clear land, square timber, split wood and thrash wheat. The three ears of wheat symbolize farming and the contributions that the Lebels made, as ploughmen and pioneers, to the economic and agricultural development of New France. The three fleurs-de-lis refer to Royal France and to the three Lebel sons, Jean, Nicholas and Joseph, from whom the original Quebec lines descend. The lion in chief is a direct reference to Normandy, the homeland of Nicholas Le Bel. | The right arm of the chevron represents the St. Lawrence River, and the left arm, the Rivière-Ouelle. The three farm implements recall the tools that the ancestors of the Lebel family used to clear land, square timber, split wood and thrash wheat. The three ears of wheat symbolize farming and the contributions that the Lebels made, as ploughmen and pioneers, to the economic and agricultural development of New France. The three fleurs-de-lis refer to Royal France and to the three Lebel sons, Jean, Nicholas and Joseph, from whom the original Quebec lines descend. The lion in chief is a direct reference to Normandy, the homeland of Nicholas Le Bel. | ||
The motto means "Honour and work". | The motto means "Honour and work". '''[[Literature]]''': Image and information from http://www.gg.ca | ||
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[[Category:Institutional heraldry of Canada]] | [[Category:Institutional heraldry of Canada]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 2005]] | [[Category:Granted 2005]] | ||
Latest revision as of 07:46, 13 August 2024
ASSOCIATION DES LEBEL D'AMÉRIQUE
Official blazon
Arms: Azure a chevron wavy between in dexter a carpenter's adze and a double-bitted axe in saltire surmounted in pale by a flail, in sinister three ears of wheat their stems bound, and in base three fleurs-de-lis, on a chief Or a lion passant guardant Gules
Motto: HONNEUR ET LABEUR
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on January 20, 2005.
The right arm of the chevron represents the St. Lawrence River, and the left arm, the Rivière-Ouelle. The three farm implements recall the tools that the ancestors of the Lebel family used to clear land, square timber, split wood and thrash wheat. The three ears of wheat symbolize farming and the contributions that the Lebels made, as ploughmen and pioneers, to the economic and agricultural development of New France. The three fleurs-de-lis refer to Royal France and to the three Lebel sons, Jean, Nicholas and Joseph, from whom the original Quebec lines descend. The lion in chief is a direct reference to Normandy, the homeland of Nicholas Le Bel.
The motto means "Honour and work". Literature: Image and information from http://www.gg.ca
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