Calogerà family
| Calogerà Kalogjera | |
|---|---|
 The coat of arms of the Corfu branch features a Greek Orthodox monk (καλόγερος) beneath a tree, topped with a crown. | |
| Ethnicity | Greek |
| Founded | before 1500 |
| Titles | Bishop |
| Estate(s) | of Cyprus, Corfu, Venice and Dalmatia |
The Calogerà family (Greek: Καλογερά), known in Croatia as Kalogjera is a Greco-Venetian noble family, with origins in Cyprus and branches in Corfu, Venice, Dalmatia, and Albania.[1] The family was listed in the Libro d'Oro of Corfu, the Libro d'Oro of Venice, the Libro d'Oro of the Ionian Islands (1925), the Wappenbuch des Königreichs Dalmatien (1873), and Heraldika Shqiptare (2000).
Notable family members
- Angelo Calogerà (c. 1696– c. 1766), famous Benedictine monk, writer, and poet in Venice [1]
- Bishop Marko Kalogjera (1819–1888), Bishop of Split, Makarska, and Kotor, Baron of the Austrian Imperial Order of Leopold [2]
- Bishop Marko Kalogjera (1877–1956), founder and Bishop of the Old Catholic Church of Croatia[3]
Gallery
- Coat of arms: Corfu
Coat of arms: Dalmatia
Coat of arms: Dalmatia
Coat of arms: Albania
Coat of arms of Bishop Marko Kalogjera (Roman Catholic)
Stamp of Antonio Calogerà of Zadar, used from 1768 until 1772
Coat of arms: Cyprus, ecclesiastical arms of abbot Angelo Calogera, featuring the original Cypriot ensign
Plaque of Nikolaos Kalogeras on the Five-Terraced House of Monemvasia, Greece
Notes
- 1 2 Cesare De Michelis, Angelo Calogerà, in Dizionario biografico degli italiani, vol. 16, Roma, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 1973.
- ↑ Vinicije Lupis, Biskup Marko Kalogjera o 120. obljetnici smrti, University of Zagreb, 2008.
- ↑ Old Catholic Church of Croatia, "NAŠA POVIJEST – Hrvatska Starokatolička crkva", Zagreb, accessed 14 April 2018.
References
- De Michelis, Cesare (1973). "Angelo Calogerà", Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani, Vol. 16. Rome: Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana.
- Lupis, Vinicije (2008). Biskup Marko Kalogjera o 120. obljetnici smrti (PDF). Blato: University of Zagreb. ISBN 978-953-99328-5-3.
- Rizo-Rangabé, Eugene (1925–1927). Livre d'Or de la Noblesse Ionienne, I (Corfu), II (Céphalonie), III (Zante). University of Crete, Rethymno: Maison d' Editions "Eleftheroudakis".
- "NAŠA POVIJEST – Hrvatska Starokatolička crkva". hrvatska-starokatolicka-crkva.com.
- Siebmacher, J. (1873). Wappenbuch des Königreichs Dalmatien. Nürnberg: Bauer und Raspe.
- Varfi, Gjin (2000). Heraldika Shqiptare. Tirana: Shtëpia Botuese Dituria. ISBN 978-999-27318-5-7.
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