FAMILY OPICELLO: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Opicello

Coat of arms and family crest of Opicello.

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

History and meaning for Opicello.

On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Opicello.

The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Opicello.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Opicello:

1) The origin of the family name Opicello.

2) The meaning of the family name Opicello.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Opicello.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Opicello.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* Italy.

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

* Dizionario storico-blasonico delle famiglie nobili e notabili italiane estinte e fiorenti, by Gofredo di Crollalanza.

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The family name Opicello appears in the "Dizionario storico-blasonico delle famiglie nobili e notabili italiane estinte e fiorenti", by Gofredo di Crollalanza, which collects the stories and coats of more than 18,000 Italian and other surnames, but rooted in Italy, among them, the history, heraldry and shield or shields of the surname Opicello. This book is the result of long and patient searches for almost three decades, which almost represents the life of the author; It is based on the heraldic, genealogical, chivalric and nobiliary science that the author has acquired with the foundation of the Italian Heraldic Academy and the publication of the newspaper "Giornale araldico-genealogical". Surnames, such as Opicello, are recorded in alphabetical order. The work also includes weapons, heraldry and history of the surname Opicello, which includes historical data of the family with its location, its titles, etc.

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) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.

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:

* IVY: The Ivy symbolizes Love Bond and also Triumph.

* MULBERRY: The Mulberry symbolizes Prudence and Wisdom.

* PEACOCK: The Peacock, by its head denotes Prudence; for his chest, of gold and sapphire, Loyalty, Fidelity and Zeal; in the hidden and submissive of his steps, Secret, and in the terribly out of tune voice of his singing, Terror of enemies.

* STICK: The Stick symbolizes military command.

* CRESCENT: The Crescent, of oriental origin, symbolizes Victory against the darkness of slander, and Emulations against inconstancy and fickleness.

* SEA: The Sea symbolizes a raging and wrathful spirit that does not lose, however, the limits of the obedience that it owes to its sovereign.

* 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.

* BULL: The Bull symbolizes Generous Chest, in whom the memories of his lineage, represented in the red of his blood, inflame the desire for great enterprises.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter O index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Opicelli | Go to name Opie | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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