St Stephen's House (Oxford University)

ST STEPHEN'S HOUSE (OXFORD UNIVERSITY)

Country: United Kingdom
Campus/location : Oxford

Official blazon

Arms: Per chevron Gules and Sable in chief two Cross Crosslets and in base a Celestial Crown Or.
Crest: Upon a Helm with a Wreath Or and Gules An Eagle rising wings displayed and inverted Or supporting with the dexter wing a Candlestick Gules therein a candle Argent enflamed proper.
Motto: Video caelos apertos

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on November 2, 2020, but have been in use by the House for some time before (without crest).

The arms are based on the arms of the founder, Edward King, Regius Professor of Pastoral Theology at Oxford and later Bishop of Lincoln (1885–1910).

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