| ![Show Contents]() Carrafa History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Carrafa familyThe surname Carrafa was first found in Naples, (Italian: Napoli, Latin: Neapolis) former capital of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies in southern Italy; it is the chief city of the province of Naples. It shares with Instanbul the claim to be the most beautiful city in Europe. Naples has 237 Churches and 57 Chapels. The National Museum and other galleries contain riches in art and artifacts. 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, at the beginning of recorded history, was of itself a great distinction and indicative of noble ancestry. Early History of the Carrafa familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Carrafa research. Another 120 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1430, 1476, 1480, 1511, 1538, 1540, 1555, 1559, 1561, 1564, 1565, 1581, 1585, 1591, 1615, 1626, 1633, 1649, 1655, 1677, 1680, 1690 and 1755 are included under the topic Early Carrafa History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Carrafa Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Caraffa, Caraffi, Caraffia, Carafi, Caraffas, Carafas, Caraffani and many more. Early Notables of the Carrafa familyPier Luigi Caraga, Sr. (1581-1655), a cardinal of the Catholic Church, also a member of the Roman Curia; Oliviero Carafa (1430-1511), an Italian cardinal and diplomat uncle of Pope Paul IV; Giovanni Pietro Carafa (1476-1559), who became Pope Paul IV from 23 May 1555 until his death; Prince Giovanni Carafa (died 1561), Duke of Paliano, nephew of Pope Paul IV, beheaded at the Tor di Nona; Cardinal Antonio Carafa (1538-1591), nephew of Paul IV; Cardinal Alfonso Carafa (1540-1565) who died at the age of 25; Girolamo Caraffa, Marquis of Montenegro (1564-1633), a general in Spanish and Imperial service; Vincenzo Carafa, Superior...
Another 247 words (18 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Carrafa Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Carrafa familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Thomas Carabine, who arrived in New York, NY in 1816; Catherine Carabine, who settled in New York, NY in 1816; Edward Carabine, who came to St. John, N.B. in 1834.
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