Italy On This Day

Author whose most famous work became a staple text in Italian schools Edmondo De Amicis's first writing drew on his service in the Itali...

Writer paved the way for the 1848 revolutions in Europe Filippo Buonarotti, whose writings inspired social revolutionaries across Europe Fil...

Franciscan monk canonized in 1867 Leonardo survived a life-threatening illness to devote his life to preaching San Leonardo da Porto...

War casualty who became significant figure in Italian music Luciano Berio was an experimental composer with a prolific output The ...