Frequently Asked Questions

A certificate bearing the La Famiglia di Sicilia crest, drawn in the old Sicilian style, with an honorific title of the family, Soldato, Capo or Don, inscribed to your chosen name. It comes with a dedicated plot of Sicilian land, held in name and in spirit. The certificate is emailed as a PDF within minutes of purchase and can be printed and framed at home, or we can arrange printing and framing for you.

A souvenir dedication to a corner of the Sicilian countryside, carried on your uniquely numbered certificate. It is a keepsake connection to the country. The land the dedication evokes may change over time; what you hold is the dedication itself.

From the Latin dominus, lord or master of the house, worn down in speech to a single syllable. It reached Italy through two centuries of Spanish rule in the south, where don and doña were already the mark of a gentleman and a lady, and it always goes before the first name, never the surname. For centuries it has been how the south of the country marks respect, for the head of a family, a teacher, a priest, the person a village defers to: something a community grants rather than a state confers. We wrote the full story on The Origin of Don.

By email, as a PDF, within minutes of purchase. You can print it at home, forward it to a recipient as a gift, or choose our print-and-frame option at checkout.

Absolutely, it is primarily a gift. At checkout, enter the recipient's email address and the certificate will go directly to them. You can also add a personal message which we'll include with the certificate.

Yes. At checkout you can choose to have your certificate professionally printed (US only, +$30) or printed and framed (+$59). For international orders, the PDF is designed to print beautifully at home on standard A4 or letter paper.

The PDF certificate is emailed within minutes of purchase, automatically. Printed and framed certificates take additional time for production and shipping, details shown at checkout.

Your title, your certificate, and your plot are refunded 100%, for any reason, for 30 days. Write to us at hello@lafamigliadisicilia.com and it is done, no explanation needed and nothing to send back. A printed or framed piece is refunded in full too if you tell us before we post it; once it is posted it carries your name and cannot be resold, so the printing and framing are final. If a printed piece arrives damaged, incorrect, or not as described, send us a photo and we will reprint it free or refund it, whichever you prefer. Full details on our Refunds page.

Digital certificates are delivered by email worldwide, instantly. Printed and framed physical certificates are currently available for US delivery only.