Maaria
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MAARIA
Region : Varsinais-Suomi
Former province : Länsi-Suomi (until 1997 Turku and Pori)
Incorporated into : 1967 Turku
Official blazon
Punaisessa kentässä rukoukseen polvistunut Neitsyt Maria, saatteena kummallakin puolellaan Marian monogrammi; kaikki kultaa.
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on October 1, 1956.
The parish is named after the Virgin Mary, patron saint of its medieval stone church. The arms thus show St. Mary and her monogramme.
Literature: Pirinen, 1982
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