[1] The family has historical branches in the areas of today's Tuscany, most notably in the provinces of Lucca and Pistoia.

[3] Emperor Charles V awarded Nicolao Vincenzo Orsucci, and future descendants, with the title Count in 1537.

[10] 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.

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 received his solemn beatification in 1867 by Pope Pius IX as part of the 205 Martyrs of Japan.