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May 21, 20213 min read

May 22 Papal Rome and the Trevi Fountain

Today the famous Trevi Fountain was finished by Pannini, and was officially opened and inaugurated on this day by Pope Clement XIII. We...

May 4, 20213 min read

May 4 Dividing the 'New World'

Today we remember how in 1493 Pope Alexander VI, in an age of exploration divided the 'New World' between Spain and Portugal. Giving the...

Mar 6, 20216 min read

Mar 6 Michelangelo

Michelangelo was born today, in 1474. His achievements as a sculptor, painter, architect and poet mean that he is often considered to be...

Feb 4, 20213 min read

Feb 3 - Guttenberg's Printing Press

Today in 1468 Johannes Gutenberg combined various elements, of movable type, oil based ink and a mechanical system allowed the mass...

Jan 29, 20212 min read

Jan 16 - The Medici become the Pope's Bankers

Today in 1412 the Medici family agreed to become the official bankers of the papacy, which turbocharged their businesses across Europe. ...

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