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Family name Lourenço

Coat of arms and family crest of Lourenço.

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

History and meaning for Lourenço.

Lourenço 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 Lourenço 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 Lourenço:

1) The origin of the family name Lourenço.

2) The meaning of the family name Lourenço.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Lourenço.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Lourenço.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Lourenço have or have been established, among other places, in:

* Portugal.

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

* Armorial Lusitano, by Antonio Sergio.

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The history and heraldry of the family name Lourenço appears in the "Armorial Lusitano" by Antonio Sergio, so that, the Lourenço are either of Portuguese origin or with branches in Portugal. We must bear in mind that the Portuguese nobles are linked to the Castilian-Leonese and Galician nobility, in addition to Portugal was once united to Spain, what to keep in mind for the study of the family name Lourenço.

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

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:

* HERON: The Heron represents Prudence in preventing dangers, guarding against them.

* LEOPARD: The Leopard represents the Courageous and Endeavoring Knight who has carried out some daring enterprise using cunning rather than force to complete it.

* FESS: The Fess represents the Noble Heart of the Knight, into which no betrayal or disloyalty can enter.

* CASTLE: The Castle, due to the superiority of its strength over other buildings, denotes Greatness and Power, used to defend friends and allies, resisting the enemy invincibly.

* PORCUPINE: The Porcupine is a symbol of Strength against danger, because it closes in on itself and defends itself with its own weapons (quills).

* BOAR: The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

* MULBERRY: The Mulberry symbolizes Prudence and Wisdom.

* FLEUR-DE-LIS: The Fleur-de-lis represents the Generous Courage that, for received grievances, repeatedly returns benefits, and is a symbol of French heraldry.

* The family name Lourenço 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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