Sant Quirze Safaja
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SANT QUIRZE SAFAJA
Region : Catalonia
Province : Barcelona
Official blazon
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.
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.
Literature : Image taken from Wikipedia; background from Enric Fontvila, Barcelona.