FAMILY CRITANIA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Critania

Coat of arms and family crest of Critania.

Genealogy of family Critania, origin of Critania, provenance of the family name Critania.

History and meaning for Critania.

We know that the family name Critania has information about its heraldry, its history and genealogy.

We put at your disposal the bibliographical and heraldic sources, which are a beginning for the study of this family name.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Critania:

1) The origin of the family name Critania.

2) The meaning of the family name Critania.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Critania.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Critania.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Critania:

* Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica, by Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa.

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The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Critania appears in the big "Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica" written by brothers Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa, and continued by Endika de Mogrobejo. There are more than 100 volumes that occupy this Encyclopedia where we can find the family name Critania. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Critania.

It may be helpful for those with the name Critania to know that, in the 15th century, hereditary surnames are already more or less consolidated, thanks in part to the obligation (at the initiative of Cisneros) to record births and deaths in parish books. In any case, it is important to know that, especially in rural areas and among the most humble people, the current norm of the hereditary paternal surname is not fixed definitively until the 19th century, topic that should be taken into account if it is applicable to some families of the family name Critania It is due to spelling errors and of different types that there are different spellings of the same family name, so those of the name Critania can have graphic variants.

One of the most distinctive qualities of heraldry is the use of a limited palette of colours and patterns, usually referred to as tinctures. These are divided into three categories, known as metals, colours, and furs.

Next we are going to see the meanings of three tinctures:

1) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.

2) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.

3) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.

Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:

* COMET: The Comet symbolizes a Brave Courage to prevent in time, without fear, future grievances.

* WHEEL: The Wheels symbolize Speed in carrying out the most arduous undertakings. They are also a symbol of Fortune, Favor and Inconstancy.

* BOAR: The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

* bandaNOusar: La Banda es símbolo del tahalí, con que los Caballeros sujetaban su espada y también de la banda de color que usaban sobre su armadura los Generales y Capitanes.

* ANCHOR: The Anchor is a symbol of Hope, it also means security and constancy, even in the greatest setbacks of fortune.

* EYE: The Eye is a symbol of Ingenuity and Capacity, if both are painted it symbolizes Vigilance and Care.

* PELICAN: The Pelican is a symbol of the Charitable and Pious Lord towards his vassals.

* ROOK: The Rooks symbolize the Captain who defends his fortress.

* The family name Critania appears in the list of last names of Heraldry & Crests so its complete history, crest and coat of arms or heraldic shields can be known on his website: http://www.heraldrycrests.com/

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