FAMILY CANOVA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Canova

Coat of arms and family crest of Canova.

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

History and meaning for Canova.

The heraldry and the history of the family name Canova have been studied and on this website we put at your disposal the sources that we know exist.

Being certainly complex, sometimes, the study of the history of a surname, here we give the starting point for all those interested in knowing more about the family name Canova.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Canova:

1) The origin of the family name Canova.

2) The meaning of the family name Canova.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Canova.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Canova.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* Blasonario de la Consanguinidad iberica.

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The Blasonario of the Iberian Consanguinity, where apper the heraldry of Canova, consists of 7 volumes, starting the first in the year 1979 and the last in the year 1997, being its authors Ampelio Alonso de Cadenas, the King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent (maximum authority of Spanish heraldry) and Liliana Ruiz Carrasco. It compiles a set of coats of arms and crests from different Spanish archives, others from armor stones, many from military passports and more from nobility, such as the name Canova corresponding to a line whose origin or location is indicated, but without specific attribution to a specific family. It includes family names as Canova of an extensive universal geography but that were part of the Iberian Community.

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

2) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.

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

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

* SALTIRE: The Saltire symbolizes the Banner or script of the leader undefeated in combat.

* KEY: The Keys symbolize Fidelity and Secrecy.

* MULBERRY: The Mulberry symbolizes Prudence and Wisdom.

* FOUNTAIN: The Fountain is a symbol of Philanthropy and Splendidity.

* GRAPE: The Grapes symbolizes Liberality, felicity, and peace; also, association with wine-making.

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

* WINDMILL: The Windmills and their Wheels are a symbol of Obedience, because they face the violence of the current and obey the movement that it prints.

* RABBIT: The Rabbit symbolizes Love of letters or One who enjoys a peaceable and retired life.

* The family name Canova 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/

Heraldry for family name Canova as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Canova

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