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A story that you may have to be British, an Anglophile, or Canadian (or possibly Australian) to fully appreciate.\u00a0 There is a small but sturdy Lutheran church in Great Britain, the Evangelical Lutheran Church of England (ELCE), with which the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod is in fellowship.\u00a0 Its theological institute is the Westfield House at Cambridge University.\u00a0 (I know a number of Americans who have studied there.)\u00a0 Well, Westfield House has been granted its own Coat of Arms by the Crown.\u00a0 Here it is, with an explanation after the jump:<\/p>\n

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\nFrom\u00a0Mathew Block, Lutheran institute in England granted Coat of Arms | International Lutheran Council<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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The Evangelical Lutheran Church of England (ELCE)\u2019s theological institute, Westfield House, was granted its own Arms, Crest, and Badge in a special ceremony in Cambridge, April 22. In the United Kingdom, the right to grant heraldry is possessed by the monarchy, which in England exercises this right through the College of Arms. . . .<\/p>\n

The crest features a rearing white horse, in reference to the White Horse Inn, a former Cambridge pub where the works of Martin Luther were read and discussed. The arms features a cross as its central motif; a book which alludes to Scripture, the Lutheran Confessions, and education in general; and a Luther rose. The motto is Fidelis et verax\u2014Latin for \u201cfaithful and true.\u201d Additional information on the meaning of the crest, arms, moto, and badge are available at the website of The Friends of Westfield House.<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

That would make a great Lutheran tattoo<\/a>!<\/p><\/div>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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