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Where is Galileo Galilei, the famous Italian astronomer, buried?
  • Gesù Nuovo Church in Naples
  • Santa Croce Basilica in Florence
  • Saint Anthony Basilica in Padua
  • St. Peter's Basilica in Rome

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International Juridical Congress, 1934


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Saint John Bosco


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World Leprosy Day


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Charlemagne


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Saint Thomas Aquinas


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Saint Angela Merici


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Christianity in Denmark


Celebrate the 1200th anniversary of Christianity in Denmark by clicking here.



Conversion of St. Paul the Apostle


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