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Royal Heraldry Society of Canada Honoured with Queen's Diamond Jubilee

OTTAWA , May 8, 2012 /CNW/ - The Royal Heraldry Society of Canada has been honoured with the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medals for the promotion, preservation and education of Canadian heraldry. The Society ...

Wisconsin bishop has made a career as an orthodoxy enforcer

Madison Wisconsin's Bishop Robert Morlino, displays, among other items on his coat of arms, a golden turret that, according to the designers of his heraldry, symbolizes a place "in which to take refuge on the journey, to reset ..."

'Rizal is not our official national hero' and other facts about PHL's national symbols

Did you know that Dr. Jose Rizal is not our official national hero? In fact, we do not have any official national hero. According to the National Historical Commission of the Philippines, there has never been any law passed to recognize a national hero in the country. And there have never been laws passed to recognize many of our national symbols either.

'Rizal is not our national hero' and other facts you should know about PHL's national symbols

Did you know that Dr. Jose Rizal is not our official national hero? In fact, we do not have any official national hero. According to the National Historical Commission of the Philippines, there has never been any law passed to recognize a national hero in the country. And there have never been laws passed to recognize many of our national symbols either.

Gold buttons for Queen's banner

Half a million gold buttons decorate Royal Barge