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Language of the text: Italiano
Nobility: Nobili
Nobles in:Italia (Sicilia)
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The progenitor of this family was a noble Pietro di Girgenti, the executioner and juror of this city in 1440, followed by a Filippo captain of arms and juror in 1520, and then a Vincenzo captain as above in 1574. According to the historian Diligenti who in his "History of illustrious Italian families, for the care and expense of the publisher", published in Florence, we find that this family is of pure Italian origin, scattered in various cities. From the work "Collection of the most illustrious and noble families that once existed and that still flourish in Italy, taken from the Heraldic Theater published in Lodi in 1841, he mentions that the family originally from Sicily, despite the oblivion in which he fell, supported the tests to obtain the nobility in his city. A gentleman clearly derived in Sicily, who gave himself to the military services of Emperor Frederick II, ...
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BlazonMonastra
1. Coat of arms of family: Monastra
Language of the text: Italiano
D'azzurro, al monte di cinque cime d'oro, sormontato da cinque stelle dello stesso, 3 e 2.
Blasone della famiglia Monastra di Girgenti (Sicilia).
Fonte bibliografica del blasone: "Dizionario storico blasonico delle famiglie nobili e notabili italiane estinte e fiorenti" vol.II, compilato dal Comm. G.B. di Crollalanza, edito presso la direzione del giornale araldico, Pisa 1888.
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