Carissimi History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Carissimi family

The surname Carissimi 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 Carissimi family

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Carissimi Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Carissimo, Carissima, Carrisimo, Carrissima, Carrisso and many more.

Early Notables of the Carissimi family

Prominent among members of the family was

Giacomo Carissimi, born at Marino near to Rome in 1604, according to Pitoni, "whom both M. Fétis and the Abbé Alfieri follow upon this point

Migration of the Carissimi family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Peter Carrico, who came to West Virginia in 1787; and A. Carrico, who came to New Orleans in 1822.

Contemporary Notables of the name Carissimi (post 1700) +

Giacomo Carissimi (1604-1674), Italian composer