|
|
|
|
|
Jônatas
Chimen Dias
DaSilva-Benayon
|
|
Registered: The
International Register
of Arms, 11th May 2021.
Registration No. 0596
(Vol.4).
Arms:
Gules, a lion rampant
the dexter foreleg armed
the gauntlet grasping an
helm Or with crest a
dove Argent; on a
bordure Vert twelve
flowers each with six
petals Argent.
Crest:
A phoenix Proper.
Motto:
None
Badge:
On a torteau a lion
sejeant wearing a winged
and open faced knight’s
helm Or the whole within
a bordure Vert charged
with twelve flowers each
of six petals Argent.
Assumed:
Brazil, 8th May 2021
Private Registrations:
Society of
American Armigers
Registry: 15th May
2021, AA0101 and
Heraldry of the World:
7th April 2021, 034/2021.
Rendition
by Jônatas Chimen Dias
DaSilva-Benayon
|
|
|
This
Armorial Achievement
represents the Armiger’s
heritage, legacy, and
values. Thus, through
symbolism and allegory,
his Armorial Achievement
denotes the following:
The Homeland: The yellow
and green colours of the
torse allude to the
Armiger’s family
presence in Brazil since
colonial times, while
the green and red shield
refers to the Armiger’s
Portuguese ancestry.
The
phoenix references the
Armiger’s family as
members of the Gente da
Nação (or, the Western
Sephardic community),
“who survived the
Iberian Inquisitions of
the 15th century and
fled to the New World in
the aftermath”. On the
shield border, the 12
flowers against a green
field represent the 12
Tribes of Israel and the
undying hope for
Redemption from Exile.
Within the shield, the
lion with an armoured
arm supports a knight’s
helmet with a dove atop
– this is an
amalgamation of the
ancient symbols carried
by the Armiger’s family
throughout their
Diaspora – from Portugal
to the Netherlands,
Brazil, the United
States of America, and
France.
This
Armorial Achievement
celebrates the Armiger’s
family history of
resilience against
insurmountable
destruction in the form
of pogroms, expulsions,
and wars. As the
Armiger’s ancestors
found refuge in distant
lands throughout the
Mediterranean and across
the Atlantic, they
achieved great
accomplishments as
transnational merchants
until the 18th century,
and later as members of
the Armed Forces,
Politics, Academia, and
the Fine Arts in the
Americas and Europe.
|
 |
The
armiger has chosen to
follow a lexicon of
classic heraldry,
invented by romantic
Victorian writers, to
add some meaning and
classic values to the
composition of his
achievement: red, to
project strength,
magnanimity, and all
attributes of a true
warrior; green, to
possess hope, joy, and
give loyalty in love;
gold, to keep a spirit
of generosity, and an
elevated mind; the lion,
to hold steadfast
bravery, strength,
ferocity, and a sense of
valour; the armoured arm
of the lion, to have the
qualifications of a
leader ; the knight’s
helmet, to possess
wisdom, protection, and
a sense of
invulnerability; the
dove, to be a keeper of
constancy and peace; the
flowers, to further
emphasize the need for a
deep sense of hope.
|
|
The
Armiger was born in 1981
in Brazil. He holds a
Bachelor of Arts Degree
from the University of
Wisconsin-Madison in
Latin American,
Caribbean, and Iberian
Studies, and a Master of
Fine Arts Degree from
Florida International
University. He is a
published author, a
public speaker, a visual
artist, and an academic.
He is a member of Beta
Theta Pi College
Fraternity, and a 32nd
Degree Scottish Rite
Freemason and is an
active member of the
Sephardic communities of
Brazil, the United
States of America, and
France.
|
|
|
|
|
NEED
AN HERALDIC ARTIST?
|
|
Contact us
for
|
|
Further
Information
|
|
|
| |
|
The
Armorial Bearings of Jônatas Chimen
Dias DaSilva-Benayon
|
|
