Medieval Italian man Bartelomeo Colleoni's last name meant "balls" in Italian and his coat of arms featured testicle-inspired symbols.

Bishop coat of arms steeped in Medieval heraldry By Kim Brent, Photojournalist Updated June 7, 2022 12:21 p.m.

Medieval Italian man Bartelomeo Colleoni's last name meant "balls" in Italian and his coat of arms featured testicle-inspired symbols.

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Medieval Italian man Bartelomeo Colleoni's last name meant "balls" in Italian and his coat of arms featured testicle-inspired symbols.

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On Feb. 17, 2024, a post went viral on X (formerly Twitter) about a medieval Italian man named Bartolomeo Colleoni, whose last name, translated into English, allegedly means "balls," and whose coat of ...

Moreover, Colleoni's coat of arms did, in fact, feature three pairs of abstractly rendered testicles. On Feb. 17, 2024, a post went viral on X (formerly Twitter) about a medieval Italian man named ...