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FAMILY GRATIAN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Gratian.

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

History and meaning for Gratian.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Gratian:

1) The origin of the family name Gratian.

2) The meaning of the family name Gratian.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Gratian.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Gratian.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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The coat of arms, family crest, meaning, history and heraldry for Gratian appears in some or some books of the wide heraldic library of the Heraldry & Crests ( https://www.heraldrycrests.com ). In this web of the surname Gratian some of the mentioned books appear, although there are more works.There are also data of Gratian in parochial records of baptisms, marriages and deaths.

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) 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:

* LAUREL: The Laurel is a symbol of Good Fame, and due to the perpetual greenness of its leaves, of Imperecedera Victoria.

* KNIGHT: The Knight symbolizes the Nobility.

* 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.

* LEBREL: The Lebrels denote Burning and Courage in undertaking dangers, with such decision, that they need to contain their effort. The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

* CHAIN: The Chain generally means Captivity suffered by the defense of the King or the Homeland.

* PIGEON: The Pigeon is a symbol of Health; in the coat of arms it denotes Fidelity and Love. It is the emblem of the Third Person of the Holy Trinity and, as such, adorns the currency of the French Order of the Holy Spirit.

* HEART: The Heart is a symbol of Vigilant Vassal. In its fiery color, it demonstrates Warmth of mind and loving expression of Affection.

* 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.

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

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