FAMILY DURHAM-MONASTERY: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Durham-monastery

Coat of arms and family crest of Durham-monastery.

Genealogy of family Durham-monastery, origin of Durham-monastery, provenance of the family name Durham-monastery.

History and meaning for Durham-monastery.

We know that the family name Durham-monastery 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.

The family name Durham-monastery is a COMPOSITE surname of the surname Durham, which appears first, and monastery.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Durham-monastery:

1) The origin of the family name Durham-monastery.

2) The meaning of the family name Durham-monastery.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Durham-monastery.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Durham-monastery.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Durham-monastery have or have been established, among other places, in:

* England, Scotland, Wales or Ireland.

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Durham-monastery:

* The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales, by Sir Bernard Burke, King of Arms.

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The family Durham-monastery appears in the "General The Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales" written by Sir Bernard Burke appeared for the first time in the year 1842. This book contains about 60,000 names as Durham-monastery and are the most comprehensive Collection of Arms, including the Bearings Armorial of Noblemen and Gentlemen of the British Empire, and diverse coats that were seen in churches, familiar mansions, tombs, etc. This book is very valued by who investigate on its ancestors and want to conserve their memory, by means of the history of its well-known actions and the representation of its symbols. Therefore, the name Durham-monastery is from England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, or radicated in some of these countries.

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) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.

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:

* CROSS: The Cross symbolizes the sword of the Knights, to whom this piece was granted when they returned from combat with their sword dyed in enemy blood. The Cross was also taken as a teaching by most of the Crusaders.

* 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.

* CHECKY: The Checky symbolizes Military Art, for which reason it is usually awarded to soldiers who have exposed their lives in combat.

* APPLE: The Apple Tree symbolizes the Watchful Heart.

* DRAGON: The Dragon symbolizes the most exquisite Care and Vigilance.

* ROOK: The Rooks symbolize the Captain who defends his fortress.

* 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.

* CINQUEFOIL: The Cinquefoils symbolize Hope and Joy.

* The family name Durham-monastery 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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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter D index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Durham (comte de) | Go to name Durham-priory | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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