Bzowski family with Ostoja coat of arms

The Bzowski family (born Janota Bzowski) - a Polish noble family with the Ostoja coat of arms,[1] belonging to the heraldic Clan Ostoja (Moscics),[2][3][4] originating from Bzów in the former region of Krakow, Lelowski district.

[5] Bzów was a noble village in which, apart from the representatives of Ostoja, the knights of other coats of arms - Cielątkowa, Nowina, Prus, Pilawa,[2] Przeginia and Zadora[5] also inherited.

The surname of the Bzowski family of the Ostoja coat of arms is the nickname Janota derived from the name of Jan.

[3] Listed below are selected source certificates concerning the Bzowski family, the Ostoja CoA up to the mid-16th century.

Bzów, Tązów (now part of Karlina), Droginia, Gruszów, Karniowice, Sutków, Radwan, Sufczyn, Będkowice, Nieczajna i Rosiejów[14].

Polish medieval CoA Ostoja
Polish CoA Nowina
Baltazar Bzowski , Jawor's eldership , fragment of a tombstone in the Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Lviv
Portrait of a Dominican Abraham Bzowski , a Church historian
Portrait of Józef Felicjan Janota Bzowski
Portrait of Hyacinth Janota Bzowski
Portrait of Salomea Zawadzka, wife of Hiacynt Janota Bzowski
Portrait of Kazimierz Janota Bzowski