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Language of the text: Italiano
Nobility: Cavalieri
Nobles in:Italia (Sardegna)
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Ancient Sardinian family, of clear and ancestral virtue, which has spread over the centuries in various regions of Italy. The origin of this surname, according to illustrious genealogists, should be sought in the Greek word of the same name "pìstis" (= trust, faith, security), probably in relation to the fact that a, today unknown, progenitor was a person "consecrated with faith". In any case, this house was probably decorated with the knighthood in the person of a Giacomino, a brave gentleman from Cagliari, who flourished at the beginning of the 16th century, who served under the banners of the king of Aragon, but, having distinguished himself in the Navarra faction, in 1512, Ferdinand the Catholic decorated him with the said title. But, on the other hand, the family always managed to stand out, thanks to the high personalities to whom it gave birth. Among these, without detracting from the value ...
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When you buy a heraldic document a new accurate analysis of the heraldic research will be performed by an expert heraldist and the document will be written in Italian or English.
The coat of arms will be checked and, if necessary, redesigned in strict compliance with the heraldic rules by our experts.
BlazonPistis
1. Coat of arms of family: Pistis
Language of the text: Italiano
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