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Lattuada, Alberto b. November 13, 1914 d. July 3, 2005
Motion Picture Director. Noted for such films as "The Man Who Came for Coffee," starring Ugo Tognazzi; "The Bandit," starring Anna Magnani; "Tempest," starring [Read More] (Bio by: MC)
Cimitero Monumentale, Milan, Provincia di Milano, Lombardia, Italy
Plot: Family grave, next to his father
Louis II
Holy Roman Emperor. Reigned as the Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire from 855 to 875. He was the eldest son of the Emperor Lothair I. He became King of Italy in 839 and was crowned in Rome by Pope Sergius II on June 15, 844. In 850 Pope Leo IV crowned him joint emperor and when is father died in September 855 he became sole emperor. (Bio by: Bunny Boiler)
Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio, Milan, Provincia di Milano, Lombardia, Italy
Manzoni, Alessandro b. March 7, 1785 d. May 22, 1873
Poet and Novelist. Considered the noblest figure in the Italian literature of the nineteenth century, he wrote tragedies, including "The Count of Carmagnola" and "Adelchis," and poetry, such as "The Sacred Hymns" and "The Fifth of May" dedicated to Napoleon's death. "The Betrothed," (I Promessi Sposi) written between 1821 and 1825, and rewritten in 1840, remains hugely popular in Italy, where it's...[Read More] (Bio by: MC)
Cimitero Monumentale, Milan, Provincia di Milano, Lombardia, Italy
Plot: Famedio (Temple of Fame) Central A
Marcellina, Saint
Roman Catholic Saint. Sister of Saint Ambrose and Saint Satyrus. She moved to Rome when very young and was raised by her older brothers. She worked with Ambrose in Milan and is renound for the austerities that she endured. Saint Ambrose dedicated his treatise on holy virginity to her. (Bio by: Bunny Boiler)
Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio, Milan, Provincia di Milano, Lombardia, Italy
Martini, Carlo Maria Cardinal b. February 15, 1927 d. August 31, 2012
Roman Catholic Cardinal. A native of Turin, Martini joined the Society of Jesus in 1944, studying at the Social Institute in Turin where he was ordained priest on July 13, 1952. He went on to obtain his doctorate in theology at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome in 1958 with a thesis entitled "The Historical Problem of the Resurrection in Recent Studies". He pursued his studies in Sacred Scripture at the Pontifical Biblical Institute, where in 1962 he received the Chair of Textual...[Read More] (Bio by: Ruggero)
Cathedral of Milan, Milan, Provincia di Milano, Lombardia, Italy
Plot: Cappella della Croce di San Carlo Borromeo, in front of the altar.
Mazzola, Valentino b. January 26, 1919 d. May 4, 1949
Soccer (Football) Player. He was the leader of the Torino team and captain of the Italian National soccer team. He was one of the 18 players that were killed in the 1949 Superga air disaster. At the time of the crash, the team were returning from Josè Ferreira's farewell match in Lisbon. (Bio by: MC)
Cimitero Monumentale, Milan, Provincia di Milano, Lombardia, Italy
Menichelli, Pina b. January 10, 1890 d. August 29, 1984
Silent Italian silent film star. Pina was considerd one of the most bizzare and perverse of the Italian divas. She is a striking presence in her handful of her films. With her contorted postures and distainful expressions, she would have been typed as a Hollywood Vamp. (Bio by: David)
Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio, Milan, Provincia di Milano, Lombardia, Italy
Milan, Saint Protasius Of
Saint. He was the Bishop of Milan from 331 AD to 352 AD. Protasius was very active in the fight against the Arian Heresy. His Feast Day is November 24th. (Bio by: girlofcelje (inactive))
Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio, Milan, Provincia di Milano, Lombardia, Italy
Moschino, Franco b. February 27, 1950 d. September 18, 1994
Fashion Designer. In 1967 he joined the “Fine Arts Academy” in Milan and though he wanted to be an artist, he was diverted into the world of fashion. In 1970 began to draw for magazines and illustrate fashion collections for Gianni Versace and Giorgio Armani, with whom he continued for the next 11 years, until he broke away and launched his own label in 1983. Charismatic, imaginative, irreverent and interested in pop culture, he was a whimsical designer, who rebelled against the fashion...[Read More] (Bio by: MC)
Cimitero Monumentale, Milan, Provincia di Milano, Lombardia, Italy
Osiris, Wanda b. June 3, 1906 d. November 12, 1994
Actress and Singer. Billed as 'The queen of curtain-raisers,' she was the most popular soubrette from the 1930's to the 1950's. Fondly remembered in "I'm in the Revue," "The Firemen of Viggiu" and "Carousel of Variety," with Ettore Petrolini, Josephine Baker, Anna Magnani, [Read More] (Bio by: MC)
Cimitero Monumentale, Milan, Provincia di Milano, Lombardia, Italy
Plot: Famedio, Section E-0 #79
Perón, Eva [original burial site] b. May 7, 1919 d. June 26, 1951
Argentinean Leader. Wife of Argentina President Juan Domingo Peron. Born Maria Eva, she was the fourth child born to Juana Ibarguren and Juan Duarte, all illegitimate in a ramshackle house near the village of Los Toldos some 150 miles west of Buenos Aires. At 15, she arrived in Buenos Aires, and became a star of radio soap operas and then a movie. She met Juan Peron during an earthquake-relief meeting. The widowed Peron married her in 1945, and they became a team in power ruling Argentina...[Read More] (Bio by: John R. Mark)
Cimitero Monumentale, Milan, Provincia di Milano, Lombardia, Italy
Peter the Martyr b. 1206 d. April 6, 1252
Roman Catholic Saint. He studied at the University of Bologna where he met St Domenic and joined the Dominican Order. Pope Gregory IX made him general inquisitor of northern Italy. Members of a sect that he was investigating killed him with a blow to the head with an axe. Pope Innocent IV canonized him on March 25, 1253. He is the patron saint of inquisitors. His mausoleum is the work of Balduccio Pisano. (Bio by: Bunny Boiler)
Sant' Eustorgio, Milan, Provincia di Milano, Lombardia, Italy
Plot: Portinari Chapel
Piaggi, Anna b. March 22, 1931 d. August 7, 2012
Fashion Editor for Italian "Vogue" magazine. She also worked closely with Chanel designer Karl Lagerfeld. (Bio by: Palm Springs Girl)
Cimitero Monumentale, Milan, Provincia di Milano, Lombardia, Italy
Piave, Francesco Maria b. May 18, 1810 d. March 5, 1876
Librettist. Resident Poet and Stage Director of La Fenice, Venice (1844-60), and of La Scala in Milan (1861-67). He was a good friend of Giuseppe Verdi and wrote the texts for ten of his operas, including "Ernani" (1844), "Macbeth" (1847), "Rigoletto" (1851), "La Traviata" (1853), "Simon Boccanegra" (1857), and "La Forza del Destino" (1862). Although his lyrics were often ridiculed as clumsy and his personal reputation was less than spotless (he kept a string of mistresses), Verdi...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Cimitero Monumentale, Milan, Provincia di Milano, Lombardia, Italy
Ponchielli, Amilcare b. August 31, 1834 d. January 16, 1886
Composer. He achieved lasting fame with his opera "La Gioconda" (1876). The ballet from that work, "The Dance of the Hours", is even more popular on its own. It was used in Walt Disney's "Fantasia" (1940) and supplied the tune for comedian Allan Sherman's 1963 novelty song, "Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah". None of Ponchielli's ten other operas won comparable success. As professor of composition at Milan Conservatory from 1880, his pupils included Puccini and Mascagni. He died at 51 of...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Cimitero Monumentale, Milan, Provincia di Milano, Lombardia, Italy
Quasimodo, Salvatore b. August 20, 1901 d. June 14, 1968
Author. One of Italy's leading poets of the 20th Century, he won the 1959 Nobel Prize for Literature. His work falls roughly into two periods, divided by World War II. In the 1930's he was a leader of the "Hermetic" movement of Italian poetry, which made use of metaphysical themes and complex imagery often derived from the Ancient Greeks; some critics accused him of being needlessly obscure. After the war Quasimodo turned to socially conscious subjects and more direct language, while...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Cimitero Monumentale, Milan, Provincia di Milano, Lombardia, Italy
Rubini, Cesare b. November 2, 1923 d. February 8, 2011
Hall of Fame Basketball Figure, Olympic Gold Medalist. A graduate of the University of Trieste, he joined the Olimpia Milano Italian basketball team in 1941, while simultaneously fulfilling his dream of becoming an Olympic water polo player. In 1946, he was a member of the Italian National Basketball Team which won a silver medal in the European Championships, and earned a silver medal the following year with the water polo national team. He received a gold medal while a member of Italy's water...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
Cimitero di Lambrate, Milan, Provincia di Milano, Lombardia, Italy
Ruffo, Titta b. June 9, 1877 d. July 5, 1953
Opera Singer. Born in Pisa, Italy, the son of an engineer, he studied opera and acting in Rome and debuted in Lohengrin, Rome, in 1898. He sang in a variety of languages, including Spanish, German, and French, and was well known for his strong baritone voice. Though a good singer and actor, he was not generally considered the best amongst such contemporaries as Enrico Caruso, Antonio Scotti, and Giuseppe de Luca. He performed mostly in Europe, but also sang in Philadelphia and New York in 1912...[Read More] (Bio by: Rucaden Davila)
Cimitero Monumentale, Milan, Provincia di Milano, Lombardia, Italy
Sammartini, Giovanni Battista b. 1701 d. December 15, 1775
Composer. A major figure of early Classical music, he has been called "The Father of the Symphony" for his pioneering contributions to the form. Sammartini was born in Milan, Italy, the son of a French oboist named Saint-Martin. In 1728 he was appointed music director for Milan's Congregation of the St. Entierro, a position he kept until his retirement in 1773, while also dabbling in the theatre and performing lesser duties at other area churches. During that time he was the city's most...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Basilica di Sant' Alessandro, Milan, Provincia di Milano, Lombardia, Italy
Sarfatti, Margherita b. April 8, 1880 d. October 30, 1961
Italian Political Figure. Born to wealthy Jewish parents in Venice, she was educated by private tutors until the age of 18 when she escaped from her parents by marrying a much older man,(Cesare Sarfatti) In 1902 the couple moved to Milan. Her husband ran for and was elected Mayor of Milan representing the Socialist Party. He died in 1906. In 1911, she met and started an affair with Benito Mussolini. By 1918 she had joined the staff of Mussolini's newspaper, People of Italy, as an editor and...[Read More] (Bio by: db)
Sarfatti Family Cemetery, Milan, Provincia di Milano, Lombardia, Italy

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