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June 16, 2017
Sculptor Pietro Bracci was born June 16, 1700 in Rome.

January 28, 2017
Giulio Rospigliosi, who eventually became Pope Clement IX (r. 1667-9), was born on 28 January 1600 in Pistoia.

October 9, 2016
On 9 October 768 Pope Stephen II saw Charlegmagne and Carloman I named kings of the Franks, paving the way for Charlegmagne’s eventual rise to emperor in 800.

April 23, 2016
The Gallery of Maps , commissioned by Pope Gregory XIII in the late sixteenth century for the Vatican Palace, once again shows off the topography of Italy in all its brilliant color.

January 7, 2016
Very Short Fact: On this day – January 7th – in 1566, Pope Pius V was elected: On the anniversary of the naval battle at Lepanto, Pope Pius V instituted the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary to be celebrated on 7 October.

November 29, 2015
On 29 November 800, Charlemagne Arrived in Rome with a Mission to Investigate Corruption Charges Against Pope Leo III (r. 795-816).

August 5, 2015
5 August marks the past feast day of Our Lady of the Snows.

February 28, 2015
Italian cardinal and art patron Pietro Ottoboni died on 28 February 1740 in Rome.