COA Scotti Anguissola, plaster relief

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Comment by William Douglas on August 3, 2023 at 9:14

Mons. Scalabrini:  https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mons_Scalabrini.JPG

Giovanni Battista Scalabrini ( Fino Mornasco , 8 July 1839 - Piacenza , 1 June 1905 ) was an Italian Catholic bishop , founder of the congregations of the missionaries and of the nuns of Saint Charles Borromeo ( Scalabrinians ). He was proclaimed blessed by Pope John Paul II on November 9, 1997 and canonized by Pope Francis on October 9, 2022. He was Bishop of Piacenza (1875-1905)

Comment by J Ruaidri Douglas on August 2, 2023 at 22:26

The first & fourth quarter are clearly Scotti. The center shield is Anguissola. The second & third quarter is the Biscione, symbol of Milan & the House of Visconti & later, House of Sforza. I have found some connections between all these family names & the family Scala.(brini?) The info read, "celebrate the family who had the church built & the Bishop (Scalabrini) who consecrated it in 1884" So I don't think there is any Bishop Scotti of Mons. The odd thing is, why they would use the Biscione for Scalabrini? Scala is a ladder or steps & is used in the Bishops personal / familial COA. The ladder has popped up before for Scotti /Scoto. Another riddle? 

Comment by J Ruaidri Douglas on August 2, 2023 at 19:14

Not that it has clarified anything, but I read Mons. as an abbreviation of Monsignor.

Comment by J Ruaidri Douglas on August 2, 2023 at 19:10

William, I am also having trouble connecting the dots. Between the COA & the info given in link. Believe me, I have been looking. 

Comment by William Douglas on August 2, 2023 at 10:28

I am amazed that this post is already showing up in search engines.
But I am unable to locate a Scotti as a Bishop of Mons.
Is this Mons in Belgium? Or is there another?

Comment by J Ruaidri Douglas on August 1, 2023 at 13:31

Monsignor Giovanni Battista Scalabrini 1839-1905 Bishop of Piacenza, later Sainted.

https://catalogo.beniculturali.it/detail/HistoricOrArtisticProperty...

Comment by J Ruaidri Douglas on July 27, 2023 at 2:11

Second & third quarter heraldry represent  the Visconti of Milan.

Comment by J Ruaidri Douglas on July 27, 2023 at 2:01

Great info, William! I have run across the Gonzaga family many times looking for hidden, Scotti family gems. Thank you!

Comment by William Douglas on July 26, 2023 at 11:30

The eldest daughter Margherita Maria, to whom the castle [will go], marries Girolamo Anguissola da Podenzano and, from this moment on, the Scotti family [will take] the name of Anguissola Scotti. As evidence of the union of the two families we have the fusion in the same coat of arms of elements of the Scotti coat of arms (the stars) with the element of the eel deriving from the Anguissola coat of arms. [Currently] the owner is Prince Corrado Gonzaga son of Luisa Anguissola Scotti who was married to Prince Ferrante Gonzaga. The Gonzaga family had already become related to the Scotti at the end of the 1400s when Giovanni Scotti married Luigia Gonzaga Da Novellara. Even today, the Gonzaga coat of arms (whose characteristic is an eagle) can still be found inside the Rocca next to the Scotti coats of arms.