The Province of Piedmont, Italy
Turin (Torino)
Homeland of Vingenzo Guiseppe Vento
Turin (Italian: Torino) is located in northwest Italy. It is surrounded on the western and northern front by the Alps and on the eastern front by a high hill that is the natural prosecution of the hills of Monferrato. Four major rivers pass through the city: the Po and two of its tributaries, the Dora Riparia (or "Duria Minor"), the Stura di Lanzo, and the Sangone. It is the capital of the Piedmont Region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch.
Turin is well known for its baroque, rococo, neo-classical, and Art Nouveau architecture moded in the baroque and classical style of Versailles. Note: Menton, situated on the French Riviera, along the Franco-Italian border, is mentioned in the Vento family of Genoa history. During the 13th century, the seigneury of Puypin (Podium Pinum) fell to the Vento family of Genoa, along with the rest of Menton. They built another castle there: this one gave rise to the current city, which became part of the Republic of Genoa. |
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Vento Coat of Arms
Found in Peter Vento's papers
The Vento Coat of Arms in photo here was drawn by an heraldic artist from information officially recorded in ancient heraldic archives. Documentation for the Vento Coat of Arms design can be found in Rietstap Armorial General. Heraldic artists of old developed their own unique language to describe an individual Coat of Arms. In their language, the Arms (shield description) is as follows:
"Echiq. d'arg. et de gu." When translated: "Checkered silver and red."
Family mottos are believed to have originated as battle cries in medieval times. The Motto recorded with the Vento Coat of Arms is: "Super Pennas Ventorum" or “On the wings of the wind”.
Individual surnames originated for the purpose of more specific identification. The four primary sources for second names were: occupation, location, father's name and personal characteristics. The surname Vento appears to be characteristic in origin, and is believed to be associated with the Italians, meaning, "one who was exceedingly vain." Different spellings of the same original surname are a common occurrence, i.e. Ventos, Venta and Ventoso.
"Echiq. d'arg. et de gu." When translated: "Checkered silver and red."
Family mottos are believed to have originated as battle cries in medieval times. The Motto recorded with the Vento Coat of Arms is: "Super Pennas Ventorum" or “On the wings of the wind”.
Individual surnames originated for the purpose of more specific identification. The four primary sources for second names were: occupation, location, father's name and personal characteristics. The surname Vento appears to be characteristic in origin, and is believed to be associated with the Italians, meaning, "one who was exceedingly vain." Different spellings of the same original surname are a common occurrence, i.e. Ventos, Venta and Ventoso.