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Language of the text: Italiano
Nobility: Baroni
Nobles in:Italia (Sicilia)
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Variations Last name: Calefato
Variations of surnames are frequent and mainly derive from involuntary acts such as translation errors or dialectal inflections or from voluntary acts such as attempts to escape persecution or acquisition of titles and properties of other families
Ancient and very noble family of Pisan origins who moved to Sicily before the 16th century. Known as Calefato or Calafato, he enjoyed nobility in Messina and Caltanissetta. It seems that an Smeralda belonged to this family, who took the veil in the monastery of S. Maria di Basicò in Messina with the name of Eustochia and was included among the blessed with this name by the Church. An Andreotta and a Francesco Maria were registered in the noble master of Messina 1588, 1595, 1598, 1600; a Filippo Neri purchased the estate called Bigini and obtained its feud in September 1780; Placido Calafati and Rosso, son of the previous one, was investitured by Bigini on 18 December 1798; a Giovanni, di Andrea with rr dated 14 November 1846 obtained recognition of the title of baron of Canalotti, a title which with Ministerial Decree 10 August 1880 was recognized in the ...
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BlazonCalafato
Variations Last name: Calefato
1. Coat of arms of family: Calafato
Language of the text: Italiano
D'azzurro, al grifone d'argento, coronato d'oro, con la fascia d'oro attraversante.
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Variations of surnames are frequent and mainly derive from involuntary acts such as translation errors or dialectal inflections or from voluntary acts such as attempts to escape persecution or acquisition of titles and properties of other families