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FAMILY FOIOS: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Foios.

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

History and meaning for Foios.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Foios:

1) The origin of the family name Foios.

2) The meaning of the family name Foios.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Foios.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Foios.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* Portugal.

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

* Armorial Lusitano, by Antonio Sergio.

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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 Foios:

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Burnt Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Foios.
heraldry coats of arms on JPG and vectorial formats

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

coat of arms sticker for Foios

Coat of arms for the name Foios in sticker, and its history in other document. Or stickers of what you want, personalized.

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The history and heraldry of the family name Foios appears in the "Armorial Lusitano" by Antonio Sergio, so that, the Foios 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 Foios.

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

2) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.

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:

* SCEPTER: The Scepter represents Dignity.

* KEY: The Keys symbolize Fidelity and Secrecy.

* WHEEL: The Wheels symbolize Speed in carrying out the most arduous undertakings. They are also a symbol of Fortune, Favor and Inconstancy.

* KNIGHT: The Knight symbolizes the Nobility.

* FIRE: The Fire is a symbol of Magnanimity, Burning and Promptness in performances or intellectual tasks.

* BRIDGE: The Bridge symbolizes Alliance and Union.

* HOLM: The Holm Oak is a symbol of Strong and Constant Spirit in heroic actions and courageous undertakings.

* HAWK: The Hawk symbolizes Noble and Strong chest in companies of honor, which fails to achieve them faints of shame.

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

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