Gassius is a family name that we know that there is information about its heraldry, its history and its genealogy.
And here we make available to students of the family name Gassius an important bibliographical information that collects its heraldic and genealogy, that are a beginning of face to the study of this family.
SEVEN things you should know about the family name Gassius:
1) The origin of the family name Gassius.
2) The meaning of the family name Gassius.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Gassius.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Gassius.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
The family name Gassius has a Spanish coat of arms certified by the Chronicler and King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.
* Catalonia (Spain).
Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Gassius:
* Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica, by the Spanish King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.
* Nobiliario Espanol, by Julio de Atienza.
* El Solar catalan, valenciano y balear, by Garcia Carraffa.
* 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 Gassius 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 Gassius. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Gassius.
The history and heraldry of the family name Gassius appears in the work "Solar catalan, valenciano y balear", by brothers Garcia Carraffa, so the persons with this family name are of Catalan origin or from other places and settled in Catalonia (Spain). The history and heraldry of the family name Gassius appears in this work relative only to Catalonia, valencia or Balearic Islands.
Julio de Atienza, in his book "Nobiliario Espanol", collects the heraldry and history of the family name Gassius. This work is of great importance for the heraldry because it collects the history, evidence of nobility and nobility of surnames and lineages among which is the family name Gassius. The name Gassius also appears in the "Heraldic and Noble Dictionary of the Kingdoms of Spain" by Fernando Gonzalez Doria, although he presents less data on the name Gassius than the "Nobiliario Espanol".
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) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.
2) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.
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:
* SNAKE: The Snakes symbolize Prudence and Cunning.
* ROUNDLE: The Roundles symbolize the bucklers that the soldiers carried as a defensive weapon.
* EYE: The Eye is a symbol of Ingenuity and Capacity, if both are painted it symbolizes Vigilance and Care.
* BEZANT: The Bezants, due to its oriental significance, was adopted by most of the Knights who took part in the expedition to the Holy Land.
* SPARROWHAWK: The Sparrowhawk is a symbol of Cunning.
* TOWER: The Tower represents the Generosity with which the Knight offers himself at the service of his Country and his King.
* MALLET: The Mallet indicates War for the damage that it can cause to armor.
* LAUREL: The Laurel is a symbol of Good Fame, and due to the perpetual greenness of its leaves, of Imperecedera Victoria.
* The family name Gassius 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 Gassius as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Gassius
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