Italy On This Day

NEW - San Miniato – Christian martyr Romans struggled to kill devout young man The feast of San Miniato , who is venerated as the first Chr...

Romans struggled to kill devout young man San Miniato may have been a soldier who tried to spread Christianity in the Roman army  The feast ...

Sir Moses Montefiore - businessman Italian-born philanthropist who made his fortune in London The businessman and philanthropist Sir Moses M...

Carlo Caracciolo - newspaper publisher Left-leaning aristocrat who co-founded L’Espresso and La Repubblica  The newspaper publisher Carlo C...

Ettore Boiardi - entrepreneur Emilian immigrant who founded canned pasta brand Ettore Boiardi, the former New York chef whose name lives on...