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Ancient and noble family from Bologna, of clear and ancestral virtue, known as Moretto or Moretti, that has worldwide spread, over the centuries. The clear nobility of this House is also confirmed by its presence in some fundamental heraldic works, such as "Il Blasone bolognese, cioè Arme gentilizie di famiglie bolognesi, nobili, cittadinesche e aggregate" by Floriano Canetoli and "Il Dizionario storico-blasonico delle famiglie nobili e notabili italiane, estinte e fiorenti" by Giovan Battista di Crollalanza. According to what has been handed down this family is the same that flourished in the city of Pistoia. Legend has it that a branch of the Moretto of Bologna, following the usual fights between Guelphs and Ghibellines, was forced to exile and therefore moved to Lizzano. Then it found shelter in Pistoia in the XVI century but, to avoid persecution, changed its surname to Moretti. This branch was admitted to the public ...
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BlazonMoretto
1. Coat of arms of family: Moretto
Language of the text: English
Azure, a phoenix, argent, on her immortality, gules, issant from the base looking an ombre de soleil, gules, rayonnant, or, issant from the dexter canton of the chief; the phoenix surmounted my the motto: UROR UT ORIAR in capital letters, or.
Blazon of family Moretto; source: drawing kept at "a Biblioteca Comunale dell'Archiginnasio di Bologna" in the work "Il Blasone bolognese, cioè Arme gentilizie di famiglie bolognesi, nobili, cittadinesche e aggregate" by Floriano Canetoli realized between 1791 and 1795.
Azure, a phoenix, argent, on her immortality, gules, issant from the base looking a sun in his splendour, or, issant from the dexter canton of the chief; the phoenix surmounted by the motto: UROR.UT ORIAR in capital letters, or.
Blazon of family Moretto; source: "Dizionario storico blasonico delle famiglie nobili e notabili italiane estinte e fiorenti" vol.II, compiled by Comm. G.B. di Crollalanza, edited by "la direzione del giornale araldico", Pisa 1888.
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