Italy On This Day

Giovanni dalle Bande Nere - condottiero Medici soldier who fathered Cosimo I de' Medici Giovanni dalle Bande Nere, the military leader ...

NEW - Benedict the Moor – Saint Devout son of slaves was canonised by a Pope An Afro-Sicilian Franciscan friar known as Benedict the Moor, ...

Devout son of slaves was canonised by a Pope Benedict the Moor was recognised for his compassion towards the poor and his forbearance An Afr...

Alcide De Gasperi - prime minister who rebuilt Italy Christian Democrat founder was jailed by Mussolini Born on this day in 1881, Alcide De ...

Giacomo Casanova – adventurer Romantic figure escaped from prison in a gondola  Author and adventurer Giacomo Girolamo Casanova was born on ...