FAMILY CIVITELLA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Civitella

Coat of arms and family crest of Civitella.

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

History and meaning for Civitella.

The heraldry and the history of the family name Civitella have been studied and on this website we put at your disposal the sources that we know exist.

Being certainly complex, sometimes, the study of the history of a surname, here we give the starting point for all those interested in knowing more about the family name Civitella.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Civitella:

1) The origin of the family name Civitella.

2) The meaning of the family name Civitella.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Civitella.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Civitella.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* Italy.

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

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

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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 Civitella:

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Coat of arms for Civitella and the history and origin for the family name Civitella in JPG or Vectorial files as Corel-Draw, AI, WMF, etc.

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The family name Civitella 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 Civitella. 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 Civitella, are recorded in alphabetical order. The work also includes weapons, heraldry and history of the surname Civitella, 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) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.

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

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:

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

* 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.

* HAND: The Hand symbolizes Open Generosity; if it is closed, Strength, and linked with another, Friendship.

* 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.

* FOUNTAIN: The Fountain is a symbol of Philanthropy and Splendidity.

* GOAT: The Goat symbolizes one who wins through politics rather than war.

* TREE: The Tree is a symbol of Ancient and Clarified Nobility.

* MERMAID: The Mermaid is a symbol of Eloquence and Seduction.

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

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

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