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GIOVANNI FONTANA

Born : 1537
Deceased : July 5, 1611

Coadjutor Bishop of Ferrara, 1589-1590; Titular Bishop of Nicopolis in Palaestina
Bishop of Ferrara, 1590-1611

Arms of Giovanni Fontana

Official blazon

  • (it) Inquartato: nel primo e nel quarto d’azzurro alla fontana d’oro zampillante d’argento; nel secondo e nel terzo pure d’azzurro all’anello d’oro con diamante; alla croce patente d’oro attraversante sull’inquartato ed in cuore uno scudetto di rosso al crescente d’argento.

Origin/meaning

The quartered arms show a canting fountain (Fontana) and a ring. The ring refers to the bishop's gratitude towards Duke Alfonso II d'Este, for whom he held numerous diplomatic posts, and also towards the Este dynasty that governed the city and the duchy of Ferrara.

The arms can be found on the tombstone of the bishop in Ferrara and also in Vignola, in the house where he was born.

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