Italy On This Day

Fascinating stories from each day of the year about the people and events that have shaped the culture and history of Italy

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Showing posts with label 1854. Show all posts

17 January 2017

Antonio Moscheni - Jesuit painter

Unique legacy of chapel frescoes in India Antonio Moscheni made his own paint using vegetable dye The painter Antonio Moscheni, best...

2 August 2016

Francis Marion Crawford – author

Novelist found inspiration while living in Sorrento Francis Marion Crawford The American writer Francis Marion Crawford was born on t...

8 December 2015

Feast of the Immaculate Conception

Prayers are followed by bonfires and feasting The Feast of the Immaculate Conception is celebrated on this day throughout Italy every yea...

21 November 2015

Pope Benedict XV

Humanitarian pope who tried to stop the war Pope Benedict XV's papacy lasted from 1914 until his death in 1922 Pope Benedic...

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