We put at your disposal the bibliographical and heraldic sources, which are a beginning for the study of this family name.
SEVEN things you should know about the family name Penyafort (peniafort):
1) The origin of the family name Penyafort (peniafort).
2) The meaning of the family name Penyafort (peniafort).
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Penyafort (peniafort).
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Penyafort (peniafort).
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Penyafort (peniafort):
* Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica, by Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa.
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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 Penyafort (peniafort):
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The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Penyafort (peniafort) appears in the big "Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica" written by brothers Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa, and continued by Endika de Mogrobejo. There are more than 100 volumes that occupy this Encyclopedia where we can find the family name Penyafort (peniafort). They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Penyafort (peniafort).
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) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.
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:
* BEAR: The Bear is a symbol of Strength and skill in handling weapons against the enemy, achieving Victory.
* HOLM: The Holm Oak is a symbol of Strong and Constant Spirit in heroic actions and courageous undertakings.
* WINDMILL: The Windmills and their Wheels are a symbol of Obedience, because they face the violence of the current and obey the movement that it prints.
* WOLF: The Wolf is a symbol of a Constant Heart that suffers the calamities of war and siege with generous spirit; but when the time comes to fight in the open field, he fiercely fights, without giving his enemy a barracks.
* RABBIT: The Rabbit symbolizes Love of letters or One who enjoys a peaceable and retired life.
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* CRESCENT: The Crescent, of oriental origin, symbolizes Victory against the darkness of slander, and Emulations against inconstancy and fickleness.
* DOG: The Dog is a symbol of Faithful Vassal.
* The family name Penyafort (peniafort) 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 Penyafort (peniafort) as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Penyafort (peniafort)
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