Matadepera
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MATADEPERA
Region : Catalonia
Province : Barcelona
| Catalan | Escut caironat: 1r. de gules, un agnus Dei contornat reguardant, nimbat d'or amb la banderola d'argent creuada de gules i l'asta creuada d'or i al 2n. d'or, 4 pals de gules. Per timbre una corona mural de poble. |
| English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The arms show a paschal lamb or Agnus Dei, the attribute of St. John the Baptist, the local patron saint. The royal arms of Catalonia-Aragon (the four pales Gules on Or) remind the royal jurisdiction over the village.
 The arms on an heraldic cover (1990s) |
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