Colonna 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 Colonna 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 Colonna:
1) The origin of the family name Colonna.
2) The meaning of the family name Colonna.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Colonna.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Colonna.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
The family name Colonna 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 Colonna 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 Colonna:
* 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
* Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica, by Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa.
* Dizionario storico-blasonico delle famiglie nobili e notabili italiane estinte e fiorenti, by Gofredo di Crollalanza.
* Blasonario de la Consanguinidad iberica.
* Blasonario di Molfetta.
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The Blasonario of the Iberian Consanguinity, where apper the heraldry of Colonna, 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 Colonna corresponding to a line whose origin or location is indicated, but without specific attribution to a specific family. It includes family names as Colonna 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 Colonna 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 Colonna, 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 Colonna, and origin for the family name Colonna, nobiliary titles of the family name Colonna and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Colonna appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.
The family crest and coat of arms of Colonna 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 Colonna alphabetically arranged and accurately described.In addition to a full description of the arms for Colonna, most entries identify the nationality of the arms bearer, titles of Colonna, 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 Colonna.The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Colonna 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 Colonna. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Colonna.
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) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.
2) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.
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:
* MALLET: The Mallet indicates War for the damage that it can cause to armor.
* 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.
* LEBREL: The Lebrels denote Burning and Courage in undertaking dangers, with such decision, that they need to contain their effort. The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.
* SALTIRE: The Saltire symbolizes the Banner or script of the leader undefeated in combat.
* SHELL: The Shell symbolizes the Knight who marches to the borders of his states to widen them by fighting; it is also a symbol of Pilgrim.
* RABBIT: The Rabbit symbolizes Love of letters or One who enjoys a peaceable and retired life.
* SCEPTER: The Scepter represents Dignity.
* EYE: The Eye is a symbol of Ingenuity and Capacity, if both are painted it symbolizes Vigilance and Care.
* The family name Colonna 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 Colonna as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Colonna
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