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FAMILY STRATA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Strata.

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

History and meaning for Strata.

The heraldry and the history of the family name Strata 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 Strata.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Strata:

1) The origin of the family name Strata.

2) The meaning of the family name Strata.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Strata.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Strata.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* Italy.

* Genoa (Italy).

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

* Dizionario storico-blasonico delle famiglie nobili e notabili italiane estinte e fiorenti, by Gofredo di Crollalanza.

* Le Famiglie Nobili Genovesi, by Angelo Scorza.

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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 Strata:

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

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The family name Strata appears in the "Dizionario storico-blasonico delle famiglie nobili e notabili italiane estinte e fiorenti", by Gofredo di Crollalanza, which collects the stories and coats of more than 18,000 Italian and other surnames, but rooted in Italy, among them, the history, heraldry and shield or shields of the surname Strata. This book is the result of long and patient searches for almost three decades, which almost represents the life of the author; It is based on the heraldic, genealogical, chivalric and nobiliary science that the author has acquired with the foundation of the Italian Heraldic Academy and the publication of the newspaper "Giornale araldico-genealogical". Surnames, such as Strata, are recorded in alphabetical order. The work also includes weapons, heraldry and history of the surname Strata, which includes historical data of the family with its location, its titles, etc.

It may be helpful for those with the name Strata to know that, in the 15th century, hereditary surnames are already more or less consolidated, thanks in part to the obligation (at the initiative of Cisneros) to record births and deaths in parish books. In any case, it is important to know that, especially in rural areas and among the most humble people, the current norm of the hereditary paternal surname is not fixed definitively until the 19th century, topic that should be taken into account if it is applicable to some families of the family name Strata It is due to spelling errors and of different types that there are different spellings of the same family name, so those of the name Strata can have graphic variants.

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) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.

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:

* YOKE: The Yoke symbolizes Unity.

* WALL: The Wall represents the Noble Heart of the Knight, in which no betrayal or disloyalty can enter.

* APPLE: The Apple Tree symbolizes the Watchful Heart.

* SWAN: The Swan, by the tradition that he sings sweetly when he is about to die, means Ancient Nobility, without stain of any kind, who dies courageously executing glorious undertakings.

* FIG: The Fig Tree or its leaves symbolize the State Benefactors.

* STAG: The Stag symbolizes Effortless Courage, which draws and recovers energy even on the most adverse occasions.

* HORSE: The Horse is considered the symbol of war, representing Boldness and Speed in Action.

* BEZANT: The Bezants, due to its oriental significance, was adopted by most of the Knights who took part in the expedition to the Holy Land.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter S index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Straszynski | Go to name Strata | 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