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Where did the Italian D'ambrosi family come from? What is the Italian D'ambrosi family crest and coat of arms? When did the D'ambrosi family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the D'ambrosi family history? The surname D'ambrosi came from the name Ambrose, which was in turn derived from the Latin Ambrosius, which means immortal. The name Ambrose was extremely popular and spread rapidly because of devotion to Saint Ambrose, who lived during the 4th century and was one of the four Fathers of the Western Christian church. He was Governor of Liguria in northern Italy and became the Bishop of Milan in 374 even though he was not yet baptized. As bishop, St. Ambrose was a brilliant administrator and a courageous opponent of Arianism, which the Emperor Theodosius supported.Spelling variations of this family name include: Ambrogi, Ambrogio, Ambrosi, Ambrosio, Ambros, D'Ambrogi, D'Ambrogio, D'Ambrosi, D'Ambrosio, D'Ambros, Deambrogi, Deambrogio, Ambrogelli, Ambrogetti, Ambrogioli, Ambroset, Ambrosani, Ambrosati, Ambrosoni, Ambrogiani, Brogio, Broso, Broggi, Brogetti, Brozolo and many more. First found in Bologna (Bononia) in Emilia where it is the capital of the province of Bologna. The famous University of Bologna 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. This web page shows only a small excerpt of our D'ambrosi research. Another 346 words(25 lines of text) covering the years 1256, 1655, and 1735 are included under the topic Early D'ambrosi History in all our PDF Extended History products. More information is included under the topic Early D'ambrosi Notables in all our PDF Extended History products. Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Domingo Ambrosio who arrived in Boston, Massachusetts in 1820 at the age of 21.
The D'ambrosi Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The D'ambrosi Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname. This page was last modified on 23 September 2010 at 15:36. ©2000-2012 Swyrich Corporation. See Terms of Use for details. houseofnames.com is an internet property owned by Swyrich Corporation. Tools
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