Vittorio Emmanuel II Last Rites

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The death chamber of King Victor Emmanuel II in the Quirinale Palace, 1878, Rome, Italy, engraving, illustration from the magazine The Graphic, volume XVII, no 425, January 19, 1878.

The death chamber of King Victor Emmanuel II in the Quirinale Palace, 1878, Rome, Italy, engraving, illustration from the magazine The Graphic, volume XVII, no 425, January 19, 1878.

Controversy swirled around the death of Vittorio Emmanuel II, Unified Italy’s first king. Monsignor Valerio Anzino’s attempts to perform last rites for his King are full of drama and intrigueRead More