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'''Country''' : Belgium [[File:Belgium.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | |||
'''Province''' : <br>Stadsgewest Brussel / Région Bruxelles<br><br> | |||
'''Official names :''' | |||
* (nl) Sint-Gillis | |||
* (fr) Saint-Gilles | |||
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|+Official blazon | |||
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|'''Dutch''' | |||
| In lazuur een Sint_Egidius, abt, van goud. | |||
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|'''French''' | |||
| D'azur à un Saint Egide, abbé, d'or. | |||
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|'''English''' | |||
| Azure, the figure of St. Giles Or. | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The arms were granted on January 22, 1858. | The arms were granted on January 22, 1858. | ||
The arms show St. Giles, the local patron saint. The saint already appeared on the local seal from 1229. | The arms show St. Giles (also Ægidius, Egidius), the local patron saint. The saint already appeared on the local seal from 1229. | ||
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| | File:Sint-Gillis3.jpg|alt=Wapen van Sint-Gillis/Blason de Saint-Gilles/Arms (crest) of Sint-Gillis|Letterhead +/- 1900 | ||
File:st-gilles.hagbe.jpg|alt=Wapen van Sint-Gillis/Blason de Saint-Gilles/Arms (crest) of Sint-Gillis|The arms in the [[Koffie Hag Belgium|Koffie Hag/Café Hag albums]] +/- 1930 | |||
File:st-gilles.pol.jpg|alt=Wapen van Sint-Gillis/Blason de Saint-Gilles/Arms (crest) of Sint-Gillis|The arms on a police badge ([http://blog.seniorennet.be/police_politie_insignes/ source]) | |||
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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Belgium|'''Literature''']]: Servais, 1955 | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - Belgium|'''Literature''']]: Servais, 1955 | ||
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[[Category:Belgian Municipal Arms S]] | [[Category:Belgian Municipal Arms S]] | ||
[[Category:Brussels]] | [[Category:Brussels]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1858]] | [[Category:Granted 1858]] | ||