FAMILY SAPPENS: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Sappens

Coat of arms and family crest of Sappens.

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

History and meaning for Sappens.

The heraldry and the history of the family name Sappens 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 Sappens.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Sappens:

1) The origin of the family name Sappens.

2) The meaning of the family name Sappens.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Sappens.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Sappens.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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The coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Sappens 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 Sappens, 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 Sappens, and origin for the family name Sappens, nobiliary titles of the family name Sappens and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Sappens appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

The family crest and coat of arms of Sappens 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 Sappens alphabetically arranged and accurately described.In addition to a full description of the arms for Sappens, most entries identify the nationality of the arms bearer, titles of Sappens, 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 Sappens.

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

2) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.

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:

* PIGEON: The Pigeon is a symbol of Health; in the coat of arms it denotes Fidelity and Love. It is the emblem of the Third Person of the Holy Trinity and, as such, adorns the currency of the French Order of the Holy Spirit.

* SCEPTER: The Scepter represents Dignity.

* CROSS: The Cross symbolizes the sword of the Knights, to whom this piece was granted when they returned from combat with their sword dyed in enemy blood. The Cross was also taken as a teaching by most of the Crusaders.

* 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.

* SPARROWHAWK: The Sparrowhawk is a symbol of Cunning.

* TROUT: The Trout is a symbol of Ardent Spirit in war and Calm and Serene in Peace.

* TREE: The Tree is a symbol of Ancient and Clarified Nobility.

* 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.

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

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Images of some books referred, with information of the family name Sappens:

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter S index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Sappell | Go to name Sappi | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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