On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Sarraya.
The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Sarraya.
SEVEN things you should know about the family name Sarraya:
1) The origin of the family name Sarraya.
2) The meaning of the family name Sarraya.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Sarraya.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Sarraya.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Sarraya:
* Apendice al Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica, by the Spanish King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.
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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 Sarraya:
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Coat of arms for Sarraya and the history and origin for the family name Sarraya in JPG or Vectorial files as Corel-Draw, AI, WMF, etc.
The family name Sarraya appears collected by the Chronicler and King of Arms, Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent, in his book "Apendice al Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica", work that includes more than 5,000 heraldic coats of arms, among which is the family name Sarraya with its heraldry and origin, whose data have been extracted from personal files, military passports, unpublished nobility, ex libris, data from private archives and other documents. In summary, people with the surname Sarraya they have carried out some test of nobility and there are official coat of arms and crests of Sarraya certified by King of Arms.
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) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.
3) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.
Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:
* ANJOU: The Chief of Anjou, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Welf party (derived from Welf, Duke of Bavaria) who were loyal to the Pope.
* YOKE: The Yoke symbolizes Unity.
* KNIGHT: The Knight symbolizes the Nobility.
* RABBIT: The Rabbit symbolizes Love of letters or One who enjoys a peaceable and retired life.
* ROOK: The Rooks symbolize the Captain who defends his fortress.
* RIVER: The River symbolizes, due to its condition of increasing its flow as it advances, the Knight who leaves his house with a desire to advance and returns to it enriched with Erudition and Fortune.
* LAUREL: The Laurel is a symbol of Good Fame, and due to the perpetual greenness of its leaves, of Imperecedera Victoria.
* CHEVRON: The Chevron symbolizes the boots and spurs, and for this reason it was granted as an adornment of the shield to the Knight who was wounded from the combat in his legs.
* The family name Sarraya 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 Sarraya as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Sarraya
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