On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Cristian.
The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Cristian.
SEVEN things you should know about the family name Cristian:
1) The origin of the family name Cristian.
2) The meaning of the family name Cristian.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Cristian.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Cristian.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
The family name Cristian has a Spanish coat of arms certified by the Chronicler and King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.
Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Cristian:
* Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica, by the Spanish King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.
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We put at your disposal the heraldic, the coat of arms and crest for this family name in various formats: The images that appear here are examples and none of them belong to the coat of arms for the name Cristian:
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Coat of arms for Cristian and the history and origin for the family name Cristian in JPG or Vectorial files as Corel-Draw, AI, WMF, etc.
The family name Cristian appears collected by the Chronicler and King of Arms, Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent, in his "Repertoire of Coats of the Hispanic Community", that means that the lineage Cristian has official coat of arms certified by King of Arms. Said Repertoire of Blazons of the Hispanic Community is the greatest work of Spanish heraldry, where the surnames with his heraldic appears like the family name Cristian arranged alphabetically, with their coats of arms. In this work have included the content of many manuscripts of the National Library of Madrid and corresponding to Minutes of Kings of Arms and collects surnames that as Cristian are Spanish or very linked for some reason or other to Spain, so those of the family name Cristian are in this position. There are also thousands of heraldic and heraldic shields from several Sections of the National Historical Archive, as well as the Royal Chancery of Valladolid, Salas de los Hijodalgos of Vizcaya, etc. In summary, those of the surname Cristian have made some test of nobility or knightage.
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) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.
2) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.
3) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.
Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:
* KNIGHT: The Knight symbolizes the Nobility.
* PORCUPINE: The Porcupine is a symbol of Strength against danger, because it closes in on itself and defends itself with its own weapons (quills).
* TREE: The Tree is a symbol of Ancient and Clarified Nobility.
* THISTLE: The Thistle symbolizes in Heraldry a heart nobly humble, but so careful of its honor, that it defends with its sword the luster of its lineage.
* STICK: The Stick symbolizes military command.
* ANGIO: The Chief of Angio, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Welf party (derived from Welf, Duke of Bavaria) who were loyal to the Pope.
* CABRIO: The Cabrio symbolizes the boots and spurs, and for this reason it was granted as an adornment of the shield to the Knight who was wounded from the combat in his legs.
* HERON: The Heron represents Prudence in preventing dangers, guarding against them.
* The family name Cristian 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 Cristian as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Cristian
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