FAMILY OLOFREDO: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Olofredo

Coat of arms and family crest of Olofredo.

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

History and meaning for Olofredo.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Olofredo:

1) The origin of the family name Olofredo.

2) The meaning of the family name Olofredo.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Olofredo.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Olofredo.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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 Olofredo 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 Olofredo. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Olofredo.

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

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

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

* STAG: The Stag symbolizes Effortless Courage, which draws and recovers energy even on the most adverse occasions.

* 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.

* LOZENGE: The Lozenges symbolize Constancy.

* PANELA: The Panelas are figures similar to a heart and are a symbol of Vigilant Vassal.

* YOKE: The Yoke symbolizes Unity.

* EMPIRE: The Head of the Empire, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Ghibelline party (derived from the Hohenstaufen, Lords of Waibling) who were loyal to the Emperor.

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

* DOG: The Dog is a symbol of Faithful Vassal.

* The family name Olofredo 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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