Bogoria is a Polish coat of arms. It was used by several szlachta families in medieval Poland and later under the PolishâÂÂLithuanian Commonwealth, branches of the original medieval Bogoriowie family as well as families connected with the Clan by adoption.
The coat of arms was first attributed to Michaà  Bogorya, whose name was first recorded in the papers of Trzemeszno monastery, when he was given the title of count, and in a decree granting privileges to the Holy Cross monastery near Sandomierz around 1069. According to legend, Bolesà Âaw II the Bold (Bolesà Âaw à Âmiaà Ây), armed with only 3,000 of his cavalry, attacked a much larger band of Polovtsy near Snowskie, striking down their leader. During the battle a colonel called Michaà  Bogorya proved extraordinary courage and bravery, bearing several wounds and arrows in his body. Bolesà Âaw, upon returning from the battle and hearing of his bravery, saw Bogorya and extracted the arrows from his chest, broke them with his own hands and conferred them on Bogorya and his descendants as an eternal honour.
The coat of arms consists of two broken white (or silver) arrows pointing in opposite directionsâÂÂone up and one downâÂÂon a red (or blue/green) field. The helm bears a peacock with its tail spread and its beak pointing to the shield's right, holding an arrow likewise broken and twisted upward.
Notable bearers of this coat of arms include:
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