Coat-of-arms of the house of Sforza-Castri
Settlement: Naxos (Citadel)
Area: Catholic Church of Agios Antonios of Padua (Capucines)
1680
Identification of the bearer: Iacobus Sforza Castri (17th century)
Historical Notice: Venetian family established in Naxos since the 16th c., where it acquired important feuds. This particular coat-of-arms, dated 1680, is to be found on the floor of the catholic church of Agios Antonios of Padua, in the citadel of Naxos. It belongs to Iacobus Sforza Castri, son of Crusinus, who took care of the repairing of this church.
Notes: Photo Kostis Kallivretakis, 2005
I. A. Nafpliotis, «Τα οικόσημα της καθολικής Μητροπόλεως Νάξου» [«The coats-of-arms of the Catholic Cathedral of Naxos»], Δελτίον Εραλδικής και Γενεαλογικής Εταιρίας Ελλάδος, 2/1980, p.172-199; N. Kefalliniadis – B. Slot, Οικόσημα στη Νάξο [Coats-of-arms in Naxos], Athens 1980; P. G. Zerlentis, Φεουδαλική πολιτεία εν τη νήσω Νάξω [The Feudal regime in the island of Naxos], Ermoupolis 1925
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