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The '''Orsucci family''' is an ancient and [[Nobility of Italy|noble Italian]] family.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2EEfWYR7KYOQ0k5TlJkSld1ajQ/view?usp=embed_facebook|title=Indice delle famiglie contenute nella seconda serie (2000-2014) dell'Annuario della Nobiltà Italiana|website=Google Docs|access-date=2019-10-29}}</ref> The family has historical branches in the areas of today's [[Tuscany]], most notably in the provinces of Lucca and Pistoia.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title=I Blasoni delle famiglie toscane|last=Marchi|first=Piero|publisher=|year=1992|isbn=|url=http://2.42.228.123/dgagaeta/dga/uploads/documents/Sussidi/5493d9703594d.pdf|pages=}}</ref>
== Origin ==
The family's descent can be traced back to the 13th century, to the Lucchese nobleman Bonfigliolo di Orsello di Bonfiglio. The Orsucci family became a prominent Lucchese family during the mid-14th century when Bartolomeo di Orsuccio was elected to the government of the Republic of Lucca. It is from the sons of Bartolomeo di Orsuccio the various branches of the Orsucci family descend.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://siusa.archivi.beniculturali.it/cgi-bin/pagina.pl?TipoPag=prodfamiglia&Chiave=28798|title=SIUSA - Orsucci di S. Agostino|website=siusa.archivi.beniculturali.it|access-date=2019-11-07}}</ref> [[Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor|Emperor Charles V]] awarded Nicolao Vincenzo Orsucci, and future descendants, with the title Count in 1537.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Bollettino delle leggi del Ducato lucchese|last=Bertini|first=Francesco|publisher=|year=|isbn=|location=Lucca|pages=79}}</ref>
One of the Orsucci family's most notable members is the martyr Angelo Orsucci, who was [[Beatification|beatified]] by [[Pope Pius IX]] on 7 May 1867.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.santiebeati.it/dettaglio/90801|title=Beato Angelo Orsucci su santiebeati.it|website=Santiebeati.it|access-date=2019-10-29}}</ref>
== Branches ==
* Orsucci (di Pescia) fasc.3494<ref>{{cite web |title=Famiglia ORSUCCI (fasc. 3494) |url=http://www.archiviodistato.firenze.it/ceramellipapiani/index.php?page=Famiglia&id=5561 |website=www.archiviodistato.firenze.it}}</ref><ref name=":0" />
* Orsucci (di Lucca) fasc.6143<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.archiviodistato.firenze.it/ceramellipapiani/index.php?page=Famiglia&id=5559|title=Famiglia ORSUCCI (fasc. 6143)|website=www.archiviodistato.firenze.it|access-date=2019-10-29}}</ref>
* Orsucci (di Lucca) fasc.6144<ref>{{cite web |title=Famiglia ORSUCCI (fasc. 6144) |url=http://www.archiviodistato.firenze.it/ceramellipapiani/index.php?page=Famiglia&id=5560 |website=www.archiviodistato.firenze.it}}</ref><ref name=":0" />
* Mei Orsucci (di Pescia) fasc.5996<ref>{{cite web |title=Famiglia MEI ORSUCCI (fasc. 5996) |url=http://www.archiviodistato.firenze.it/ceramellipapiani/index.php?page=Famiglia&id=4956 |website=www.archiviodistato.firenze.it}}</ref><ref name=":0" />
== Angelo of Saint Vincent Ferrer Orsucci ==
Angelo Orsucci was born in Lucca on 8 May 1573.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://catholicsaints.info/tag/name-angelo/|title=Name Angelo|website=CatholicSaints.Info|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-29}}</ref> At only thirteen years old he left his noble family in Lucca on what became an remarkable journey in the name of the holy father. He was commonly called the "Saint" and was involved in missionary activities around the world: Mexico, Philippines and Japan.<ref name=":1" />
Angelo first arrived in Japan in 1618, during the [[Tokugawa shogunate|Tokugawa shogunate's]] era of martyrs. He was jailed for his missionary acts on 13 December 1618. Angelo sent a letter to his family in Lucca to share the adverse news, with his spirits kept high: "I am very happy for the favor that Our Lord has given me and I would not change this prison with the major palaces of Rome." Angelo Orsucci was sentenced to the flames and joined the companions of martyrdom on 10 September 1622 during the [[Great Genna Martyrdom]]. Angelo Orsucci received his solemn [[beatification]] in 1867 by [[Pope Pius IX]] as part of the [[205 Martyrs of Japan]].<ref name=":1" />
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