Pacelli History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Pacelli family

The surname Pacelli was first found in Bolgna (Latin: Bononia), the largest city and the capital of Emilia-Romagna Region. The famous University of Bolgna was founded in the 11th century, by the 13th century the student body was nearly 10,000. Dante and Petrarch studied there. Tisso was tried there for 1564 for writing satirical poems. Bologna naturally, is famous for its sausages. But many noted scholars were born there. In those ancient times only persons of rank, the podesta, clergy, city officials, army officers, artists, landowners were entered into the records. To be recorded at this time was in itself a family honor.

Early History of the Pacelli family

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Pacelli Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Pace, Paci, Pasi, Pase, Pasio, Paciello, Pacelli, Pacenti, Pasini, Pasino, Pasetto, Pasutti, Pascelli, Pascel and many more.

Early Notables of the Pacelli family

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Migration of the Pacelli family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Isabella Pace who arrived in Virginia in 1628; Antho Pace who settled in Virginia in 1669; Darius Pace who settled in Nova Scotia, Canada in 1783; Fco Pace who arrived in New Orleans in 1825.

Contemporary Notables of the name Pacelli (post 1700) +

Frank Pacelli (1934-1999), American television director and producer
William V. Pacelli (1891-1942), American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1932, 1936, 1940;Delegate to Illinois convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933
James V. Pacelli (1902-1984), American Republican politician;Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1948
Florence M. Pacelli (1900-1977), American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1944
Edward J. Pacelli, American Republican politician, Candidate for New York State Senate 8th District, 1952
Eugenio Marìa Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli (1876-1958), Italian, reigned as Pope, head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City State
Ernesto Pacelli (b. 1925), Italian financial adviser to Pope Leo XIII, Pope Pius X, and Pope Benedict XV
Francesco Pacelli (1872-1935), the Italian older brother of Eugenio Pacelli, the future Pope Pius XII