FAMILY GAPES: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Gapes

Coat of arms and family crest of Gapes.

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

History and meaning for Gapes.

We know that the family name Gapes 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 Gapes:

1) The origin of the family name Gapes.

2) The meaning of the family name Gapes.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Gapes.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Gapes.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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The coat of arms, family crest, meaning, history and heraldry for Gapes appears in some or some books of the wide heraldic library of the Heraldry & Crests ( https://www.heraldrycrests.com ). In this web of the surname Gapes some of the mentioned books appear, although there are more works.There are also data of Gapes in parochial records of baptisms, marriages and deaths.

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

2) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.

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:

* YOKE: The Yoke symbolizes Unity.

* CHAIN: The Chain generally means Captivity suffered by the defense of the King or the Homeland.

* 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.

* ROUNDLE: The Roundles symbolize the bucklers that the soldiers carried as a defensive weapon.

* SALTIRE: The Saltire symbolizes the Banner or script of the leader undefeated in combat.

* BOAR: The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

* LION: The Lion symbolizes the Generously Warrior Spirit, adorned with the qualities of Vigilance, Dominion, Sovereignty, Majesty and Bravery.

* DRAGANTE: Los Dragantes simbolizan el Cuidado y Vigilancia más exquisitos.

* The family name Gapes 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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