Katanić
Katanić family
- Bearer
- Katanić family
- Place
- Zemun
- Registration
- Serbian Heraldry Society
- Author of the reconstruction
- Ljubodrag Grujić
Blazon
On a blue field, in base, a fox in its natural colour lying down, its head turned back to the left (heraldic sinister); in the upper part of the shield (the chief) is a gold trefoil cross.
Above the shield is a steel knight's helm with a lowered visor, adorned with a blue and gold wreath (torse). In the crest the same fox as in the shield issues, placed before a gold trefoil cross.
Blue and gold, richly and symmetrically spread on both sides of the helm, stylised in the spirit of burgher heraldry.
On the red ribbon at the foot is written in gold Cyrillic letters: И ХРАБРОШЋУ И МУДРОШЋУ (“By courage and by wisdom”).
Symbolism and meaning
The arms of the Katanić family are a classic and exceptionally harmonious example of Serbian burgher heraldry of the Zemun circle. The composition relies on clear symbols carrying a twofold message — of earth and of heaven.
The fox, shown in its natural colour, is the traditional heraldic symbol of wisdom, resourcefulness and vigilance. Its lying position with head turned back suggests caution and deliberation. Opposite it, the gold trefoil cross in the chief of the shield stands as a symbol of unshakeable Christian faith and the spiritual mainstay of the family.
The insignia as a whole breathe dignity, and the modern reconstruction produced by Mr Ljubodrag Grujić has restored to this family seal its original sharpness and heraldic correctness, preserving it from oblivion for future generations.
