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1972: Hammer attack on Michelangelo’s Pietà in the Vatican

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1972: Hammer attack on Michelangelo’s Pietà in the Vatican

On this day, one of the most famous statues in the world - Michelangelo's Pieta – was badly damaged in a ...

On this day, one of the most famous statues in the world - Michelangelo's Pieta – was badly damaged in a vandalistic hammer attack. Michelangelo made Pietà in his youth, and it is the only statue he ...

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1844: Who was the Famous Saint to whom the Virgin Mary Appeared in Lourdes?

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1844: Who was the Famous Saint to whom the Virgin Mary Appeared in Lourdes?

On this day the famous Catholic saint Bernarde Soubirous, who saw the apparitions in Lourdes, was born. S ...

On this day the famous Catholic saint Bernarde Soubirous, who saw the apparitions in Lourdes, was born. She is sometimes referred to as St. Bernadette Soubirous by the French form of her name, or St. ...

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1955: Connection between the European Flag and the Blessed Virgin Mary

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1955: Connection between the European Flag and the Blessed Virgin Mary

Interestingly, the flag of the European Union was not originally designed for that organization, but the ...

Interestingly, the flag of the European Union was not originally designed for that organization, but the Council of Europe. It adopted a flag with 12 yellow stars on a blue background on this day in 1 ...

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1972: Hammer attack on Michelangelo’s Pietà in the Vatican

1972: Hammer attack on Michelangelo’s Pietà in the Vatican

1844: Who was the Famous Saint to whom the Virgin Mary Appeared in Lourdes?

1844: Who was the Famous Saint to whom the Virgin Mary Appeared in Lourdes?

1955: Connection between the European Flag and the Blessed Virgin Mary

1955: Connection between the European Flag and the Blessed Virgin Mary