Calogerà family
The Calogerà family (Greek: Καλογεράς), also recorded as Kalogeras or Kaloghera, were a Byzantine, and later Greco-Venetian noble family that produced many important individuals in the history of Europe and Brazil. With origins in Cyprus and Byzantium, the family achieved levels of wealth, prominence, and aristocracy over the centuries in branches found across modern Greece, Italy, Croatia, Serbia, Albania, Romania, France, and Brazil. The Calogerà are studied in numerous registers of nobility, including the Libro d'Oro of Corfu, Wappenbuch des Königreichs Dalmatien (1873), Livre d'Or de la Noblesse Ionienne (1925), and Heraldika Shqiptare (2000), among others. Members and descendants of this family continue to serve important roles in their respective countries to this day.
| Calogerà Kalogjera, Calógeras | |
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| aristocratic family | |
The coats of arms of the Calogerà family often depict an Eastern Orthodox monk or priest. | |
| Country | Byzantine Empire Republic of Venice Septinsular Republic Austrian Empire Greece Italy Croatia Brazil |
| Etymology | καλόγηρος, "monk" (lit. 'good elder') |
| Members | Marko, Bishop of Split João Pandiá Calógeras Nikica Kalogjera Angelo Calogerà Ioannis Kalogeras |
| Connected families | Armeni Avloniti Benizelos family Bulgari Komnenos de' Medici Loredan Quartano Trivoli |
| Cadet branches | Greece
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