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Armiger	University of Santo Tomas
Adopted	1983

The UST seal is the official school insignia of the

University seal

Symbolism

The emblem of the papacy, crowned by the Papal Tiara.	The seal of the Spanish Kingdom of Leon showing the lion rampant.	The seal of Manila showing the sea lion.

Encircling the Dominican cross are:

• The papal tiara represents UST being a pontifical university.^[4]
• The lion is derived from the
  Seal of Spain. It symbolizes the royal patronage the University had throughout the greater part of the university's centuries-old existence.^[4]
• The sea lion is taken from the seal of the City of Manila, the national capital, symbolizing the Republic of the Philippines.[4]
• The rose flower symbolizes Blessed Virgin Mary under whose patronage the university was placed from its very beginnings.^[4]
• The symbols are rendered in gold (except for the Dominican cross which is black and white), and are set on a field of light blue. It represents the Marian color.^[5]

Evolution of seals

1619–1773	1773–1854	1734–1855	1828–1856	1845–1880
19th Century Coat of Arms	1868–1935			1875–1909 Minor Seal
1875–1909 Rose Vignette	1935–1938 Seal used during the Commonwealth of the Philippines from 1935–1946	1937–1946 Seal used during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines from 1942 to 1945	1957–1983

The official seal used by the University in 1868 to 1935 was a cardioid shield. On top of the seal was the world, the emblem of the university. A figure of a dog which symbolized fidelity was also seen together with the world. Below it was the sun of Aquinas. Just below the sun were three ovals. The left oval contained the Pontifical arms symbolizing the Apostolic concession by which the the College of Santo Tomas was raised to be a university. The center oval contained the Dominican cross. It was also surrounded by white lilies and crowned by a star. The right oval contained the national arms of Spain (coat of arms of the Spanish East Indies) to indicate the protection which Philip IV vouchsafed to the University. On the topmost portion of the three ovals was a the world, the emblem of the University. The shield was surrounded by the Golden Fleece.^[6][7]

The succeeding three seals (1935–1938 seal, 1937–1946 seal, and 1957–1983 seal) had changes depending on the government/regime the Philippines had. The 1935–1938 seal contained the coat of arms of the Commonwealth of the Philippines. The coat of arms of the Spanish East Indies was retained in the 1937–1946 seal. The 1957–1983 seal replaced the coat of arms of the Commonwealth of the Philippines with the coat of arms of the Philippines.^[8]

College insignias

The coat of arms of the older faculties and colleges of the University were designed by Cenon M. Rivera, former director of the Fine Arts department of UST.^[9][10] Each college also has a patron saint. Each one was chosen, based on the field or profession of the college. The selection is administered by the Council of Regents of the University.

References

See Also

• List of University of Santo Tomas people
• University of Santo Tomas student life and culture

External Link

• University of Santo Tomas Seals and Emblems

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