FAMILY PIERENS: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Pierens

Coat of arms and family crest of Pierens.

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

History and meaning for Pierens.

The heraldry and the history of the family name Pierens have been studied and on this website we put at your disposal the sources that we know exist.

Being certainly complex, sometimes, the study of the history of a surname, here we give the starting point for all those interested in knowing more about the family name Pierens.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Pierens:

1) The origin of the family name Pierens.

2) The meaning of the family name Pierens.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Pierens.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Pierens.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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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The coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Pierens 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 Pierens, 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 Pierens, and origin for the family name Pierens, nobiliary titles of the family name Pierens and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Pierens appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

The family crest and coat of arms of Pierens 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 Pierens alphabetically arranged and accurately described.In addition to a full description of the arms for Pierens, most entries identify the nationality of the arms bearer, titles of Pierens, 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 Pierens.

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) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.

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

Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:

* 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.

* ROUNDLE: The Roundles symbolize the bucklers that the soldiers carried as a defensive weapon.

* SUN: The Sun is a symbol of Sovereigns and Kings, those who with their power vivify the entire State; It is an emblem of Eternity, Greatness, Power, Providence, Illustrious Nobility and Magnificence.

* FUSIL: The Fusil is a symbol of Righteousness, Prudence and Equity and of the conveniences achieved through these virtues; it serves as a hieroglyph for those who gathered many goods using lawful and upright means.

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

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

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

* STAR: The Stars symbolize Constancy in the service to the Sovereign in the jobs of Minister or Counselor.

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

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

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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 Piere | Go to name Pieret | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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