Glasgow Coat of Arms

The first arms of Glasgow were granted in 1866 to the City and Burgh of Glasgow. The arms were granted to the City District Council on February 6, 1975 and to the City Council on March 25, 1996. The present arms differ only slightly to the above image, but I have no colour image - can anyone help?

There are 4 main elements to the Arms, 2 salmon with rings in their mouths, an oak tree, a robin and a bell. The City motto - Let Glasgow Flourish - registered at the Lyon Court in 1866, is a curtailment of the text inscribed on the bell of the Tron Church cast in 1631 - Lord let Glasgow flourish through the preaching of thy word and praising thy name.

St. Mungo - Patron Saint of Glasgow

There are many versions of the life of St. Kentigern, but the following is generally accepted. Born in the early 6th Century at Culross in Fife, he was the illegitimate son of Urien, Prince of Cumbria and The new (later known as Enoch), daughter of the King of Lothian. He trained as a priest at the monastery of St. Serf at Culross where he was renamed Mungo, meaning dear friend. Mungo finished his training around 550AD and visited the home of a dying holy man named Fergus who died on the night that Mungo arrived. Mungo placed his body on a cart yoked to two wild bulls, commanding them to convey it to the place ordained by the Lord. The bulls stopped at a place then known as Cathures where Fergus was buried. Mungo named the spot Glasgui which translates as 'dear green place' and established a church on the site which is now occupied by Glasgow Cathedral. Mungo died in 603AD, having lived an austere and holy life. He was canonised and became the Patron Saint of Glasgow with a feast day on the 13th January.

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