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FAMILY PANCRAS: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Pancras.

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

History and meaning for Pancras.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Pancras:

1) The origin of the family name Pancras.

2) The meaning of the family name Pancras.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Pancras.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Pancras.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap. Contains blazons, descriptions and drawings of coats of arms, crests, origins of family names and nobility

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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 Pancras:

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heraldry coats of arms on JPG and vectorial formats

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

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The coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Pancras are collected in the Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap, this work is the greatest work of heraldry ever written and drawn, with more than 100,000 family names from around the world (English, Scotish, Welsh, Spanish, French, Italians, Poles, Portuguese, Dutch, etc.), among which is the name Pancras, arranged alphabetically, and DRAWN, including a heraldic handbook with drawings, a complete glossary of terms, a supplement and an appendix. Complete description the coat of arms Pancras, and origin for the family name Pancras, nobiliary titles of the family name Pancras and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Pancras appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

The family crest and coat of arms of Pancras appears in Rietstap Armorial General that is a multi-volume work on the coats-of-arms of the world; it is both monumental and without equal, and is the most exhaustive undertaking of its kind. The Armorial General is the most authoritative work on the coats-of-arms in the world. The descriptions of the arms cover those of more than 100,000 families, included Pancras alphabetically arranged and accurately described.In addition to a full description of the arms for Pancras, most entries identify the nationality of the arms bearer, titles of Pancras, and the date his title was conferred. The basic text was established with the publication of the second edition, corrected and enlarged, of 1884-1887. This most important reference work contains the shields of thousands of Coats of Arms covering the whole world, arranged alphabetically under surnames, as Pancras.

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) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.

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

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:

* HERON: The Heron represents Prudence in preventing dangers, guarding against them.

* SEA: The Sea symbolizes a raging and wrathful spirit that does not lose, however, the limits of the obedience that it owes to its sovereign.

* CYPRESS: The Cypress symbolizes Elevated and Incorruptible Thoughts.

* PINE: The Pine, due to its elevation, is a symbol of Noble and enlightened Thoughts and due to its resinous nature, suitable for burning, of a Fiery Heart in avenging family outrages.

* OLIVE: The Olive Tree is a symbol of Peace, due to the perennial green of its leaves, it also means Immutable Courage against adverse fortune.

* GRIFFIN: The Griffin, half eagle and half lion, is an emblem of Ingenuity and Greatness.

* PARROT: The Parrot is a symbol of a Noble Knight, who looks with pleasure at the enamels on his shield, with the intention of not only preserving them, but adding new stamps with his own deeds and is also a symbol of Eloquence and Docility.

* LOZENGE: The Lozenges symbolize Constancy.

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

Related Words: Pancras family crest | Origin of the name Pancras | Genealogy of the family Pancras | Heraldry of the name Pancras | Coat of arms of Pancras | Genealogy of the Pancras | Origin of the Pancras | Meaning of the name Pancras.

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter P index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Pancorbo | Go to name Pancras-clifford | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

All the information about the surnames that are collected in this web site are based on verified bibliography.

Origin of family name, history and coat of arms/crests