The cross is symbolic of some Christian experience or sentiment, or
the crusades and gobomy means consistency. The colours argent (silver/white)
is for peace and sincerity and sable (black) for consistency, sometime
grief.
According to “A Grammar of British Heraldry” by Sloane-Evans the pelican
vulning herself is a sacred emblem of great and striking import. The
representation of this bird occurs frequently among the ornaments of
churches.
The bird is always borne with the wings over the back (a position technically
called endorsed). The Egyptians priests used the pelican for hieroglyphics,
to denote the duties of a father towards his children. It also well befits
the man who has the welfare of his country at heart.
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