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===Official blazon=== | |||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms of Glarus show St. Fridolinus, an Irish missionary, who travelled in (present) France and Switzerland. He founded a nunnery on a small island, which was later given by the German King to the city of Glarus. The saint also became the patron saint of the church in [[Glarus]] city. As this was for a long time the only church in the area, the saint became the patron saint of the whole district. | The arms of Glarus show St. Fridolinus, an Irish missionary, who travelled in (present) France and Switzerland. He founded a nunnery on a small island, which was later given by the German King to the city of Glarus. The saint also became the patron saint of the church in [[Glarus]] city. As this was for a long time the only church in the area, the saint became the patron saint of the whole district. | ||