Auction house manager, I know the buyers. They are not neo-Nazis The manuscripts of Adolf Hitler were sold, auctioned by the Bavarian house Hermann Historica. The director, Bernhard Pacher, confirms this to Ansa, adding that he knows the buyers very well: “I can g
Some say that Mary Magdalene ended her days with San Juan and the Blessed Virgin in Ephesus, another legend assumes that the woman ran away with Lazarus and his sisters, reaching the coasts of Gaul. Mary Magdalene evangelized part of France and spent her last days in a
Among the thousand lies that are told about the ancient Romans, there is the rumor that they did not use forks. Apart from the fact that many have been found, the use of the “fuscinula” was widespread at the table in Rome, curiously among the less well-to-do
The conservation status of the countless corpses exposed make the cemetery of the Convent of the Capuchin Friars, known as the Capuchin Catacombs of Palermo, one of the most impressive places to visit in the world. A macabre spectacle that brings out the uses, customs a
The first examples of “holy bodies” date back to the fourth century, when relics generally found in Palestine were spread in Christian circles by faithful or by exponents of the clergy; subsequently, in the ninth century, under the reign of Charlemagne, a mo
It seems impossible but … This is a true story. In 1915, the Russian Empire entered the First World War for 7 months and started the Caucasus campaign against the Ottoman Empire. Imagine you are inhabitants of Tiflis (today’s Tblisi) in Georgia: it is a spri
February 4, 1912 the first parachute video was also the first death filmed by a camera The parachute tailor, the death of a pioneer On February 4 of a hundred years ago, Franz Reichelt threw himself from the Eiffel tower to experiment with a parachute of his own inventi
Are there still little-known aspects of Hitler’s life? here they are 1- The mustache? Fashionable. Squared mustache, officer whip and raincoat tight at the waist: these are the elements of Adolf Hitler’s look. But his was not so much a personal choice of sty
Palmanova, foundation town, has a precise date of birth: 7th October 1593. This day was chosen by the superintendents of the Republic of Venice as it called to mind two important events of the history of the Republic. The first, a religious event, was the day in which S
How much are the assets of the Italian cultural and environmental heritage worth? The set of 47 UNESCO sites represents a wide and significant repertoire of the many excellences in the sector of architecture, painting, urban planning and landscape of the Belpaese. But t
Evolution of gas masks since 1915 The first massive use of asphyxiating gases was made by German troops during the First World War in the battle of Ypres. Before the invention of special masks to protect themselves, soldiers sometimes used tissues of cloth soaked in uri
Uno dei primi progenitori del giubbotto antiproiettile può essere identificato con il “Brewster” americano, un’armatura progettata dal Dott. Guy Otis Brewster durante la Prima Guerra Mondiale. Era composta da una protezione per il torace ed un elmo per la testa,
The miracle of the incorruption of the body of saints is almost always accompanied by unusual and inexplicable phenomena, which appear as a further sign of God’s direct intervention. As Giuseppe Fallica explains in “The miracle of incorrupt bodies” (Se
Verona’s Biblioteca Capitolare is an institution famous for the antiquity and preciousness of its manuscripts, so much so that the paleographer Elias Avery Lowe (1879-1969) defined it as “the queen of the Ecclesiastical collections.” In comparison with other libra
On June 10, 1963, representatives of the Saigon Buddhist community warned the American press that something would happen the next day at the road junction in front of the Cambodian embassy. Only a few journalists took the news seriously, including David Halberstam of th
El acorazado italiano Vittorio Veneto se creó en 1934 y se entregó a la Regia Marina unos meses antes del Littorio, por esta razón, la clase de los 4 acorazados (de los cuales 3 se completaron) también se llama “clase Vittorio Veneto”. Sin embargo, entr
Although the practice may seem unusual, at that time it was very common, and is defined as: Mos Teutonicus. “In the way of the Germans”, and provided for the complete boiling of the corpse until the meat was stripped, which were buried on the spot or preserv
El Schwerer Gustav (en inglés conocido como “Heavy Gustav”) se completó a finales de la década de 1940, la primera prueba se llevó a cabo en 1941 en la Cordillera de Artillería Rugenwalde. Hitler y Albert Speer (su ministro de armamento) participaron en
MESSAGE FROM HELL, MANUSCRIPT FOUND FROM A NUN In the papers of a young German girl, Clara, dead religious, this manuscript was found. The superior of the monastery published it. Although short, this letter went around the world in a flash and made numerous conversions.
Some say that Mary Magdalene ended her days with San Juan and the Blessed Virgin in Ephesus, another legend assumes that the woman ran away with Lazarus and his sisters, reaching the coasts of Gaul. Mary Magdalene evangelized part of France and spent her last days in a
It seems impossible but … This is a true story. In 1915, the Russian Empire entered the First World War for 7 months and started the Caucasus campaign against the Ottoman Empire. Imagine you are inhabitants of Tiflis (today’s Tblisi) in Georgia: it is a spri
THE ABBEY OF SAN GALGANO. The complex, formed by the hermitage called “Rotonda di Montesiepi” and the great abbey now in ruins, is located in the municipality of Chiusdino, about thirty kilometers from Siena. The foundation of the site revolves around the co
When Hitler was a child (images) Quando Hitler era un bambino (immagini) Als Hitler ein Kind war (Bilder) Quand Hitler était un enfant (images) Cuando Hitler era un niño (imágenes) Quando Hitler era criança (imagens) Когда Гитлер был ребенком (
“Vietnam Syndrome”, the mental illness (and physics) called this way because thirty years ago it hit thousands of veterans from the war against the “vietcong” and that today affects (much less) the veterans of Iraq. It is actually a syndro
Venièr, Sebastiano. – Doge of Venice (n. 1496 – m. 1578). Duke of Candia (1548-51), he ably performed administrative and diplomatic duties; he was elected prosecutor of St. Mark (1570) then general administrator of Corfu and “captain general of mar
Tsutomu Yamaguchi is a hibakusha. Thus, in Japan, atomic bomb survivors are called. The extraordinary, in the already extraordinary story of this man who is 93 years old today, is that Yamaguchi is a hibakusha twice. Yes, because he was in Hiroshima on 6 August 1945, wh
An American pilgrim filmed a Eucharistic miracle that took place in Venezuela On 8 December 1991, a priest was celebrating Mass at the shrine of Bethany in Cúa, Venezuela. After the consecration, he noticed that the Host was beginning to bleed to one side. The priest i
On June 10, 1963, representatives of the Saigon Buddhist community warned the American press that something would happen the next day at the road junction in front of the Cambodian embassy. Only a few journalists took the news seriously, including David Halberstam of th
Perhaps not everyone knows one of the Saints most loved by children. This is why we propose the History of Saint Lucia here. Saint Lucia was born at the end of the third century by a rich and noble family from Syracuse. Unfortunately, she was an unfortunate child: her f
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