FAMILY MESSINA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Messina

Coat of arms and family crest of Messina.

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

History and meaning for Messina.

On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Messina.

The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Messina.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Messina:

1) The origin of the family name Messina.

2) The meaning of the family name Messina.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Messina.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Messina.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

The family name Messina has a Spanish coat of arms certified by the Chronicler and King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

It is known that the Messina have or have been established, among other places, in:

* Italy.

* The Italian town of Molfetta.

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

* Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica, by the Spanish King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

* Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap. Contains blazons, descriptions and drawings of coats of arms, crests, origins of family names and nobility

* Heraldario Hispanoamericano y Europeo, by Ampelio Alonso de Cadenas y Lopez and the Spanish King of Arms don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

* Dizionario storico-blasonico delle famiglie nobili e notabili italiane estinte e fiorenti, by Gofredo di Crollalanza.

* Blasonario de la Consanguinidad iberica.

* Enciclopedia Storico-Nobiliare Italiana by Vittorio Spreti.

* Blasonario di Molfetta.

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The Blasonario of the Iberian Consanguinity, where apper the heraldry of Messina, 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 Messina corresponding to a line whose origin or location is indicated, but without specific attribution to a specific family. It includes family names as Messina of an extensive universal geography but that were part of the Iberian Community.

The coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Messina are collected in the Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap, this work is the greatest work of heraldry ever written and drawn, with more than 100,000 family names from around the world (English, Scotish, Welsh, Spanish, French, Italians, Poles, Portuguese, Dutch, etc.), among which is the name Messina, arranged alphabetically, and DRAWN, including a heraldic handbook with drawings, a complete glossary of terms, a supplement and an appendix. Complete description the coat of arms Messina, and origin for the family name Messina, nobiliary titles of the family name Messina and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Messina appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

The family crest and coat of arms of Messina appears in Rietstap Armorial General that is a multi-volume work on the coats-of-arms of the world; it is both monumental and without equal, and is the most exhaustive undertaking of its kind. The Armorial General is the most authoritative work on the coats-of-arms in the world. The descriptions of the arms cover those of more than 100,000 families, included Messina alphabetically arranged and accurately described.In addition to a full description of the arms for Messina, most entries identify the nationality of the arms bearer, titles of Messina, and the date his title was conferred. The basic text was established with the publication of the second edition, corrected and enlarged, of 1884-1887. This most important reference work contains the shields of thousands of Coats of Arms covering the whole world, arranged alphabetically under surnames, as Messina.

The family name Messina is registered in the "Heraldario Espanol, Europeo y Americano" by Ampelio Alonso de Cadenas and the King of Arms Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent. In this work there are names, like Messina that have branches in America and / or Europe.

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

2) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.

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

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

* ANJOU: The Chief of Anjou, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Welf party (derived from Welf, Duke of Bavaria) who were loyal to the Pope.

* HEART: The Heart is a symbol of Vigilant Vassal. In its fiery color, it demonstrates Warmth of mind and loving expression of Affection.

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

* LAMB: The Lamb symbolizes the Kings and Leaders who have to sacrifice themselves to the good and care of their subjects; also denotes in the whiteness of fleeces, Qualified Nobility.

* PALM: The Palm Tree symbolizes Victory and Triumph.

* CAULDRON: The Cauldrons along with other vessels: cups, jugs and kettles, which were used to handle victuals, were formerly the Richman brand.

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

* KNIGHT: The Knight symbolizes the Nobility.

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

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