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The
armiger has conducted
extensive genealogical
research, uncovering
records that trace back
to 1623 in Piedmont,
1638 in France, and 1658
in the Azores. The field
Azure reflects the
armiger's noble
principles and steadfast
loyalty while
referencing his
ancestral origins in
these regions and
recalling the Ślepowron
coat of arms, used by
the Sobolewski family.
The
two mullets in chief
signify the infinite
night sky, populated by
the dual-parent lineage
of the armiger's
ancestors, doubling in
each generation and
stretching back into
eternity as guiding
lights. This concept was
inspired by the epitaph
of Maria Izabel Alves
Prola, the armiger's
paternal grandmother,
which reads: "Once a
lighthouse on Earth; now
a star in Heaven.”
The single mullet in
base represents the
armiger himself,
standing in the present
moment as a bearer of
that lineage, navigating
an ephemeral life before
joining the skies above.
The fess rayonny Or
denotes the blazing
truth of God and the
belt of duty,
representing the
armiger's career as a
military firefighter and
a proud family history
of service to the common
good.
The motto, translated
into English as "True
nobility consists in
virtue" comes from
Cervantes' Don Quixote,
representing the
armiger's ideals and his
literary career.
The crest is taken
directly from the
armiger's badge: a wolf
sejant Sable, holding in
its dexter forepaw a
torch Cendrée enflamed
proper. Both the figure
and its attitude reflect
key traits of the
armiger's character. The
design also carries a
dual literary
significance: it
references Rudyard
Kipling's The Jungle
Book, which profoundly
shaped the Scouting
movement, while the act
of “carrying the fire”
draws from Cormac
McCarthy's The Road,
symbolizing the
armiger's core
commitment to preserving
humanity, morality, and
kindness in a brutal
world.
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