Pienza

Italy heraldry portal

This page is part of the Italy heraldry portal	Heraldry of the World
Civic heraldry: National Arms of Italy Arms of provinces Arms of regions Arms of cities and towns Other civic heraldry Colonial heraldry Heraldic literature of Italy Total pages in the Italy section : 15,945 of which images : 8,647	Other heraldry: Ecclesiastical heraldry Military heraldry Educational heraldry Institutional heraldry Corporate heraldry Heraldic postcards Heraldic stamps Personal arms

PIENZA

Region : Toscana
Province : Siena

Official blazon
Italian	Di rosso, al leone d’oro coronato dello stesso, tenente una fronda di verde, al crescente di luna d’oro nel cantone destro del capo. Ornamenti esteriori di città.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The name of this city was "Corsignano", but in the 15^th century it was changed in "Pienza" by Pope Pius II (Enea Silvio Piccolomini), who was born in this city and rebuilt it. The arms shows a lion (for the bravery of the city in communal wars) and the crescent-moon (symbol of the Piccolomini family).