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Language of the text: Italiano
Nobility: Marchesi - Nobili
Nobles in:Italia (Sicilia)
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Ancient and noble Messina family, decorated with the title of "Baron of San Teodoro", with a Francesco, consul of the Sea in Messina, in 1704/5, who obtained, from the donation of his uncle F. Campolo, the title of Marquis of San Teodoro , dated March 1, 1731. However, an even more ancestral nobility, reached by the family, is testified since the sixteenth century, with the inscription of a messer Paolo to the noble master of Mollica (list XI, year 1597). The origin of this cognomination, according to many genealogists, could derive from some modifications of dialectal phonetics of the Latin name Mattheus; although, however, derivations from some toponyms of the same name, such as Mazzeo (ME) or San Mazzeo (CZ), cannot be excluded. The family, as evidenced by documents and notarial deeds, from the earliest times, gave birth to characters of high virtues, among which, we remember: Girolamo, who held the position of senator in Messina in 1606-7; Giovanni, who held the same position in 1691-92 and that of proconservative in Massa di San Giorgio in 1695; Francesco, who was consul of the sea in Messina in 1704-5; Giovanni, doctor in "utroque jure", living in Messina, in 1732; Giulio, from Messina, doctor of Sacred Theology, living in 1785. The presence of the motto in the documented bibliography of the family confirms the ancestral nobility of the family. Family motto: Honor virtutis premium. Such ancient surnames, without any doubt, render decoration not only to the families but also to the cities that welcomed them; in fact, it seems that the living subjects of this family are very respectable and support this noble surname, which has had various illustrious subjects, with much decorum. ...
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BlazonMazzeo
1. Coat of arms of family: Mazzeo
Language of the text: Italiano
D'azzurro al guerriero armato al naturale, le mani e la faccia di carnagione, impugnante nella destra una mazza di nero in atto di percuotere un leone coronato d'oro, affrontati all'albero di verde, fustato d'oro, sormontato nel capo da una stella del medesimo, nodrito sopra un terrazzo al naturale.
Blasone della famiglia Mazzeo nobile in Sicilia e fregiata del titolo marchionale, fonte :" Nobiliario di Sicilia di Antonio Mango di Casalgerardo, 1915-1970" .
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