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Adrian VI, Pope (Adriaan Florisz Boeyens) b. March 2, 1459 d. September 14, 1523
Roman Catholic Pope. Also known as Hadrian VI, he served as Pope from 1522 to 1523. Born Adrian Florisz in Heiligen Römischen Reich Deutscher, Netherlands/Germany alliance, he attempted to reform the Catholic Church to face the challenges posed by the Protestant Reformation, but the attempted reforms of his brief term in office were largely opposed or ignored. He was the only pope from the Netherlands and the last non-Italian pope until John Paul II in 1978. Italians saw him as a pedantic...[Read More] (Bio by: Fred Beisser)
Cause of death: Malaria
Santa Maria dell' Anima Church, Rome, Provincia di Roma, Lazio, Italy
Plot: Left side of sanctuary
Agapetus II, Pope d. November 9, 955
Roman Catholic Pope. He was elected to the papacy the 10th of May 946 and reigned for ten years. He worked to restore clerical discipline and supported Otto the Great in his effort to evangelize northern Europe.
Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano, Rome, Provincia di Roma, Lazio, Italy
GPS coordinates: 41.8859100, 12.5061598 (hddd.dddd)
Aleramo, Sibilla b. August 14, 1876 d. January 13, 1960
Author, Social Reformer. Born Rina Faccio in Alessandria, Piedmont, Italy, her first novel, "A Woman" was published in 1906 and republished in 1973. It gained wide acclaim for it's autobiographical telling the story of her escape from a forced marriage to a man who had raped her and of her struggle to live independently as a woman and a writer at the beginning of the twentieth century. Her other works include "Diary of a Woman," "Moving and Being," "The Crossing" and "Letters." (Bio by: MC)
Cimitero Comunale Monumentale Campo Verano, Rome, Provincia di Roma, Lazio, Italy
Plot: Section 61
Alexander VI, Pope b. January 1, 1431 d. August 18, 1503
Roman Catholic Pope. Born Rodrigo de Borjain in Xàtiva, Valencia, Spain, he was proclaimed Pope in 1492. He was the nephew of Pope Callixtus III and father of famous Lucrecia and Cesar Borgia.
Iglesia de Santiago y Montserrat, Rome, Provincia di Roma, Lazio, Italy
Plot: Chapel of San Diego de Alcalá
Allegri, Gregorio b. 1582 d. February 7, 1652
Singer, Composer. Born in Rome, he sang tenor at the Cathedral in Fermo from 1607 until 1628, when he joined Rome's prestigious Papal Choir. It was for this group that he composed his famous "Miserere" (c. 1636). It has been sung at the Sistine Chapel during Holy Week every year since. The Vatican refused to let Allegri publish the "Miserere" and its mysterious harmonies were kept a closely guarded secret until 1770, when a 14 year-old Wolfgang Mozart wrote it down from memory after hearing...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Chiesa Nuova, Rome, Provincia di Roma, Lazio, Italy
Plot: Chapel of St. Philip Neri
Almirante, Italia b. June 4, 1890 d. September 16, 1941
Actress. Considered one of the great divas of the Italian silent cinema, she was born into a family of actors. Beginning her career at a young age she started performing with various theatrical companies. She made her film debut starring in the film "Maria di Magdala" (1910) directed by Mario Caserini, which was followed by films such as "Il poverello di Assisi" (1911) and "Sul sentiero della vipera" (1912). The fame came with the film "Cabiria" (1914) by Giovanni Pastrone, which...[Read More] (Bio by: Ruggero)
Cimitero Comunale Monumentale Campo Verano, Rome, Provincia di Roma, Lazio, Italy
Amendola, Ferruccio b. July 22, 1930 d. September 3, 2001
Actor, dubber. The nephew of director/writer Mario Amendola, he made his cinema debut in the early 1930s. After years of revue stage, cinema and TV, he devoted himself almost exclusively to dubbing and he gave his voice to some of the biggest male stars in Hollywood; including Dustin Hoffman, Robert De Niro and Al Pacino in the Italian versions of their movies. He also dubbed Sylvester Stallone in the "Rocky" and "Rambo" films and Bill Cosby in his long-running television comedy show. (Bio by: MC)
Cimitero Comunale Monumentale Campo Verano, Rome, Provincia di Roma, Lazio, Italy
Angelico, Fra b. 1387 d. February 18, 1455
Early Italian Renaissance Artist. Known to contemporaries as Fra Giovanni da Fiesole (Brother John of Fiesole) and Fra Giovanni Angelico (Angelic Brother John), he was born Guido di Pietro at Rupecanina, in the Mugello region of the then Republic of Florence, in present-day Italy. Nothing is known of his childhood or his parents. In October 1417 he joined a religions confraternity at the Santa Maria del Carmine Church in Florence under his birth name. By this time he was already recognized as a...[Read More] (Bio by: William Bjornstad)
Santa Maria Sopra Minerva Church, Rome, Provincia di Roma, Lazio, Italy
Augusta, Livia Drusilla
Born in 58 B.C. to a powerful and ancient Claudian family, and later married to Cesar Octavian. She was the first woman in Roman history to be actively and influentially involved in all major decisions during her husband's 45-year reign. She was extraordinarily wealthy, and managed her property and assets carefully. Her husband elevated her above all others when he placed statues of her around the city. Her grace, charm and wit served him well in diplomatic affairs. She was considered the...[Read More] (Bio by: Amorifera)
Mausoleum of Augustus, Rome, Provincia di Roma, Lazio, Italy
GPS coordinates: 41.9061089, 12.4763899 (hddd.dddd)
Aurelius, Marcus
Roman Emperor and Philosopher. He was born in 121 AD, and, along with Lucius Verus, he was adopted as a son of heir the Emperor Antoninus Pius in 138 AD. As a young man he studied philosophy, particularly the stoic Epicetus, and was made consul for the first time in 140 AD. On Pius's death in 161 AD he and Verus were made joint Emperors, with Verus commanding the legions in the east and Aurelius ruling from Rome. He passed laws to improve the situation of slaves, widows and children and...[Read More] (Bio by: js)
Mausoleum of Hadrian, Rome, Provincia di Roma, Lazio, Italy
Balbinus
Roman Emperor. He was born into a patrician family in approximately 165 AD and served twice as consul, in 203 AD and 211 AD, when he was colleague to the Emperor Caracalla. He acquired a reputation as a poet, orator and magistrate, before serving on a committee to co-ordinate operations against Maximinus Thrax on behalf of the joint Emperors Gordian I and Gordian II. The senate then voted him co-Emperor with Pupianus, with the young Gordian III as their colleague. Pupianus oversaw the campaign...[Read More] (Bio by: js)
Via Appia, Rome, Provincia di Roma, Lazio, Italy
Plot: Tomb of Babinus
Bava, Mario b. July 31, 1914 d. April 25, 1980
Italian Film Director and Screenwriter. He is considered the master of Italian horror cinema. He directed 72 films, including The Mask of Satan (1960) and Kill, Baby, Kill (1966). He became known for creating special effects and cinematographic tricks in an age when digital effects did not yet exist. (Bio by: Ruggero)
Cimitero Comunale Monumentale Campo Verano, Rome, Provincia di Roma, Lazio, Italy
Bellarmin, Robert b. October 4, 1542 d. September 17, 1621
Roman Catholic Saint. He is described as a modest and very kind man, which reflected in his writings. His mother was a sister of Pope Marcellus II. and an enthusiastic follower of the Society of Jesus. He first visited the Jesuit college in his hometown and went to Rome in 1560, where joined the Jesuits. He also began his studies about philosophy there, to which he later added theology. In 1569 St. Francis Borgia, then...[Read More] (Bio by: Lutetia)
Sant' Ignazio di Loyola a Campo Marzio, Rome, Provincia di Roma, Lazio, Italy
Bellezza, Dario b. September 5, 1945 d. March 31, 1996
Poet, Author. Bellezza wrote fiction, plays and poetry, for which he won the 'Viareggio Prize' in 1976. He was writing a book, "My AIDS," about his struggle with the disease, when he died. About Bellezza's first volume, "Invectives and Licenses." In 1971, Pier Paoolo Pasolini wrote: "Here is the best poet of the new generation." Death and rebellion against the conventions of society were frequent themes in his work. (Bio by: MC)
Campo Cestio, Rome, Provincia di Roma, Lazio, Italy
Berlinguer, Enrico b. May 25, 1922 d. June 11, 1984
Enrico Berlinguer was an Italian Politician and National Secretary of the Italian Communist Party (Partito Comunista Italiano or PCI) from 1972, until his death. The son of Mario Berlinguer and Maria Loriga, Enrico Berlinguer was born in Sassari, Italy, to a noble and important Sardinian family, in a notable cultural context and with familial and political relationships that would heavily influence his life and his career. His surname 'Berlinguer' is of Catalan origin, a reminder of the period...[Read More]
Cimitero Flaminio, Rome, Provincia di Roma, Lazio, Italy
Bernini, Gian Lorenzo b. 1598 d. November 28, 1680
Artist. A renowned sculptor, he is considered to be the founder of the Baroque style. (Bio by: GP)
Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome, Provincia di Roma, Lazio, Italy
GPS coordinates: 41.8974991, 12.4986095 (hddd.dddd)
Bertini, Francesca b. April 11, 1892 d. October 13, 1985
Actress. Born Elena Seracini Vitiello. Described as one of the first divas of cinema. She made her film debut in 1907 with "La Dea del Mare". With the movies "Lucrezia Borgia," "Giulietta e Romeo," and "L'arrivista," Her popularity obtained gigantic dimensions as they are hardly imaginable today. In 1921 she married the Swiss banker Paul Cartier and she retired from the film business. (Bio by: MC)
Cimitero Flaminio, Rome, Provincia di Roma, Lazio, Italy
Blasetti, Alessandro b. July 3, 1900 d. February 1, 1987
Director, Actor, Screenwriter. A precursor of Italian neorealism with Vittorio De Sica, and Roberto Rossellini. He played himself in Luchino Visconti's film "Bellissima", which starred Anna Magnani, and was the talent scout of Marcello Mastroianni. In 1982 he won the "Golden Lion" at Venice Film Festival. (Bio by: Lucy Caldarelli)
Cimitero Comunale Monumentale Campo Verano, Rome, Provincia di Roma, Lazio, Italy
Borghese, Pauline b. October 20, 1780 d. June 9, 1825
Sister of Napoleon Bonaparte. She was first married to one of his generals Charles Leclerc and accompanied him to Haiti in 1802 to remove General Toussaint L'Ouverture from power. Her husband died of yellow fever later that year and Pauline was remarried by Napoleon to Camillo Borghese. A large portion of the Borghese art collection was purchased at a discount for the Lourvre thanks to this marriage. Pauline is notable for posing for a partially nude sculpture by Antonio Canova which caused...[Read More] (Bio by: Paul S.)
Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome, Provincia di Roma, Lazio, Italy
Borromeo, Charles b. October 2, 1538 d. November 3, 1584
Roman Catholic Saint. Second son of Giberto II Borromeo, count of Arona and Margherita de Medici. When his uncle Angelo de Medici was elected Pope Pius IV in 1560 he was created cardinal and was named secretary of state. Four years later he became archbishop of Milan. He dedicated his life to reformating the church and became a leading figure of the Counter-Reformation. He was canonized in 1610 by Pope Paul V. Together with ...[Read More] (Bio by: Lutetia)
Basilica of Saints Ambrogio and Carlo, Rome, Provincia di Roma, Lazio, Italy
Plot: heart burial

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