About Redeemer

The Coat of Arms of Redeemer University was initially designed in 1981 and registered by the Canadian Heraldic Authority in 1989. The Coat of Arms is rich with symbolism and reflects the mission and purpose of Redeemer University.

The Latin motto Agnus Dei Omnium Rex means “Lamb of God, King over All,” referring to the all-encompassing dominion of the Redeemer, whose name the university bears. The theme is most visible in the crest which contains the victorious Paschal Lamb framed in palm branches, symbolic of the Lordship of the risen Christ over all creation.

The arms portion contains an open book inscribed with the Greek letters Alpha and Omega, symbolizing that the education offered by the university is directed by Scripture and its central message of the redeeming work of Christ. Above this is a cross-crosslet flanked by two trilliums. The cross-crosslet (four Latin crosses set foot to foot, making a Greek cross, pointing in all four directions of the compass) represents the worldwide missionary spirit of Christianity, a spirit that has also come to expression in the Reformation and the Reformed Christian tradition from which the university developed. The trilliums, with their threefold flowers, remind us of the Trinity and are emblems of the province of Ontario in which the university was founded.