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RAVIGNAT, Mathieu Gérard
 
Arms: Paly Or and Sable a lion Gules charged with a crescent Or.
Crest: Issuant from a coronet of fleurs-de-lis and escallops Or a demi-lion guardant Sable holding in the dexter paw a rose Gules barbed and slipped Vert.
Motto: FORTIUDO IN AMORE ET PROELIO ("Courage in love and battle" / "Courage en amour et au combat")
Flag: A banner of the Arms.
Standard: A standard, the Arms in hoist, the fly Argent charged with the Crest between two representations of the Badge, as granted to him by the Chief Herald of Canada on the 15th day of March 2011, all separated by two bends sinister Or edged and inscribed FORTITUDO IN AMORE ET PROELIO in letters Sable.
Source: Grant, Canadian Heraldry Authority, Ottawa, March 15, 2011.
Artist: Eva Pilar Cass
Calligrapher: Shirley Mangione
Herald: Mathieu Ravignat
Symbolism: Arms: The principal colours, black and gold, appear in the arms of the Holy Roman Empire, its medieval fiefdom of Namur, and the village of Andenne, these places being respectively the earliest location of the name Ravignat, the source of the name in Belgium, and the modern village of Mr. Ravignat’s Belgian family. The red lion refers to the etymology of the name, old Germanic for “son of a powerful warrior”. It symbolizes courage and readiness to defend, and is also the main charge on the coat of arms of Belgium, Namur and Andenne. Red is also the main colour on the arms of the Seigneur de Bierwart, Bierwart being the place where the name Ravignat was first recorded. For the Canadian branch of the family, the lion is linked to the ancestor Ernest Ravignat, who, as a stone mason in the early 1900s, carved heraldic lions at several Canadian public buildings. The crescent distinguishes his arms as the second branch of the family.

Crest: The fleurs-de-lis in the coronet identify the family’s francophone heritage. Scallop shells symbolize a pilgrimage. The lion evokes the lion in the arms of the medieval fiefdom of Namur, in present-day Belgium, from where the Ravignat family originates. The rose in a fist is the international symbol for social democracy, alluding to Mr. Ravignat’s ideals as a Canadian parliamentarian.

Motto: Meaning “Courage in love and battle”.

Note: Mathieu is also the OMSG herald.
Rank: Scholler: May 01, 2002