FAMILY CRESCENTIA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Crescentia

Coat of arms and family crest of Crescentia.

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

History and meaning for Crescentia.

We know that the family name Crescentia has information about its heraldry, its history and genealogy.

We put at your disposal the bibliographical and heraldic sources, which are a beginning for the study of this family name.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Crescentia:

1) The origin of the family name Crescentia.

2) The meaning of the family name Crescentia.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Crescentia.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Crescentia.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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 Crescentia 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 Crescentia, 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 Crescentia, and origin for the family name Crescentia, nobiliary titles of the family name Crescentia and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Crescentia appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

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

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

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

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

* GYRON: The Gyron represents Favor.

* 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.

* MULBERRY: The Mulberry symbolizes Prudence and Wisdom.

* TRIANGLE: The Triangle symbolizes Divine Equality and Perfection.

* BOAR: The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

* APPLE: The Apple Tree symbolizes the Watchful Heart.

* EYE: The Eye is a symbol of Ingenuity and Capacity, if both are painted it symbolizes Vigilance and Care.

* 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.

* The family name Crescentia 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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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter C index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Crescente | Go to name Crescentini | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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