Sant Quirze Safaja

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SANT QUIRZE SAFAJA

Region : Catalonia
Province : Barcelona

Escudo de Sant Quirze Safaja/Arms (crest) of Sant Quirze Safaja
Official blazon
Catalan Escut caironat partit: 1r. d'argent, una palma de gules posades en pal enfilant 2 corones de llorer de sinople, la superior més petita que la inferior; i al 2n, losanjat d'or i de gules. Per timbre una corona mural de poble.
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Origin/meaning

These arms have been officially granted on 1st June 1983.

The palm with the two laurel wreaths is the attribute of the martyr St. Cyricus (or Quiricus), the local patron saint. The second partition shows the lozengy of the barons of Centelles, lords of the village.

Escudo de Sant Quirze Safaja/Arms (crest) of Sant Quirze Safaja

The arms on an heraldic cover (1990s)

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Literature : Image taken from Wikipedia; background from Enric Fontvila, Barcelona.