Ruggieri


Ruggieri is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include:
The Ruggieri family name is spread all over the last few centuries. In 1210 AD, King Roger the First ruler southern Italy and Sicily and from his rule many people took his name. The first name was always shown last; therefore, the family names were shown in front. For example, Micale Ruggieri. Roger was translated into the singular Ruggiero group of Ruggiero’s became the plural Rogers or Ruggieri.
The first to show up was in the 1400s when Geromino Ruggieri was a member of Christopher Columbus' crew on the Santa Maria. Then, the first Catholic missionary to enter China about 1565 was Micale Ruggieri, a Jesuit,. When the Jesuit Micale returned to Italy, he was assigned to Florence where he taught relatives the art of making firework displays that he learned in China. The Ruggieri's became world renowned for their great ability to construct firework displays that rivaled the Aurora Borealis.
The divine poet Dante showed a Cardinal Ruggieri in Hell having his skull being chewed on by Count Ugolino. . There were many others: Sir Roger of Hauteville, Sir Roger de Coverly, and Roger Bacon.