Loreto (Ancona)
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LORETO
Region: Marche
Province : Ancona
Official blazon
D'azzurro alla Madonna con in braccio il Bambino, seduta sopra il tetto della Santa Casa, la quale è posta sulla vetta centrale di un monte all'italiana di tre cime, cariche di lettere maiuscole romane F.C.L. (Felix Civitas Lauretana) ed accostata, La Santa Casa, lateralmente da due ramoscelli di pero, fogliati e fruttati, nascenti dai fianchi del monte, il tutto al naturale.
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on December 8, 1927.
The arms show a house and the Holy Virgin. In Loreto there is one of the most important sanctuaries of Italy. The legend tells that, when the Virgin Mary died, the angels took her house and carried it on Loreto. The sanctuary is known with the name of "Holy House of Loreto".
The arms in the Brioschi albums 1930s |
Postal cancellation 2008 |
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