Jelita is a Polish coat of arms. It was used by several szlachta families.

History

One of the oldest Polish coats of arms. First depicted on the seal of Tomisław z Mokrska from 1316. Additionally, the Polish medieval chronicler, diplomat and soldier

Jan Długosz Jan Długosz (; 1 December 1415 – 19 May 1480), also known in Latin as Johannes Longinus, was a Polish priest, chronicler, diplomat, soldier, and secretary to Bishop Zbigniew Oleśnicki of Kraków. He is considered Poland's first histo ...

referred to those bearing the Jelita coat of arms as "a clan born in Poland of men who are modestly devoted to dogs and hunting."

Legend

Legend says that coat of arms was granted by King

Władysław I Łokietek Władysław I Łokietek, in English known as the "Elbow-high" or Ladislaus the Short (c. 1260/12 March 1333), was King of Poland from 1320 to 1333, and duke of several of the provinces and principalities in the preceding years. He was a member of ...

to a peasant soldier (and his family) after the Battle of Płowce (1331) in which the Polish armies defeated the 40,000-strong force of the

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with minimal casualties. The man fought with great courage and only fell in battle when pierced by three spears in the abdominal region which caused his bowels to fall out. Shortly before death the King ennobled the fatally wounded man. Hence the three crossed spears in the coat of arms as well as the name Jelita - Bowels or Guts.

Blazon

Notable bearers

Notable bearers of this coat of arms include: *

House of Zamoyski The House of Zamoyski (plural: Zamoyscy) is the name of an important Polish noble (szlachta) family, which used the Jelita coat of arms. It is the Polish term for "de Zamość" (Polish "z Zamościa"), the name they originally held as lords of Z ...

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* Ryszard Kaczorowski * Jacek Saryusz-Wolski

Gallery

image:POL COA Zamoyski.svg, Coat of arms of Counts Zamoyski image:Bielski hrabia POL COA.svg, Coat of arms of Counts Bielski image:POL COA Gorłowski.svg, Gorłowski (odm.) image:POL COA Hilchen.svg, Hilchen (odm.) image:POL COA Geometer.svg, Geometer (odm.) image:POL COA Jelita III.svg, Jelita III (odm.) image:POL COA Koźlakowski.svg, Koźlakowski (odm.) image:POL COA Manikowski.svg, Manikowski (odm.) image:POL COA Maszalski.svg, Maszalski (odm.) image:POL COA Natalis.svg, Natalis (odm.) image:POL COA Serny.svg, Serny (odm.) image:POL COA Sienicki.svg, Sienicki (odm.) image:POL COA Słowieński.svg, Słowieński (odm.) image:POL COA Szczerbic.svg, Szczerbic (odm.) image:POL COA Szydłowski.svg, Szydłowski (odm.) image:POL COA Wielkołucki.svg, Wielkołucki (odm.)

Bibliography

* Tadeusz Gajl: Herbarz polski od średniowiecza do XX wieku : ponad 4500 herbów szlacheckich 37 tysięcy nazwisk 55 tysięcy rodów. L&L, 2007. . * Alfred Znamierowski: Herbarz rodowy. Warszawa: Świat Książki, 2004, s. 112. .

External links

* http://www.tchorznicki.com/herb_ojelitczykach.html {{DEFAULTSORT:Jelita Coat Of Arms Polish coats of arms