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 Pope Clement XIII. Show all posts

23 May 2026

Ancona comes under attack as Italy enters World War I

The day the capital of Le Marche was bombarded from the sea A painting, by an unknown artist, depicting battleships of the Austria-Hungary f...

17 June 2019

Saint Joseph of Copertino

Flying friar now protects aviators Painter Ludovico Mazzanti's 18th century depiction of Saint Joseph levitating Saint Joseph, a...

15 September 2017

The first free public school in Europe

Frascati sees groundbreaking development in education José de Calasanz arrived in Rome from his native Aragon in 1592 The first fr...

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