Word: della
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With a bilingual title reminiscent of the Middle Ages, Gerald, Baron Strickland and Conte della Catena has long been friend to the Island of Malta. His mother, the eminent Maltese Louisa Bonici, bore him on the island, and bequeathed to him an Italian title to add to that of his English sire. When he went to England to be educated at Cambridge, Lord Strickland, not forgetting his island friends, wrote vituperative letters to the London Times defending their rights. After graduation he continued to assist in improving Malta conditions. Now he is Head of the Ministry, Minister of Police, virtually...
...paintings was a Crucifixion, painted by Piero della Francesca (circa 1406-92) on a tiny wood panel (14" x 16"). Into a golden sky, grievously cracked with age, were lifted the cross, the scarlet banners of the soldiery. Humans and horses were drawn with that rude simplicity of Italian Primitives which is pronounced charming by modern sophisticates. This painting, according to gallery officials, had been appraised by experts at $800,000. The other, a similarly styled Madonna and Child by Fra Filippo Lippi (circa 1406-69), was said to have been appraised...
...Corriére della Sera (Milan...
According to information to the Corriére della Sera from Cologne via London, it is confirmed that the barbaric conquerors of Antwerp punished the unfortunate Belgian priests for their heroic refusal to ring the church bells by hanging them as living clappers to the bells with their heads down...
...when Pius died, Merry del Val seemed by all odds the likeliest candidate for St. Peter's throne. But a new force had arisen in the Catholic hierarchy, Giacomo della Chiesa, Archbishop of Bologna. Cardinal della Chiesa had delivered a striking address on the outbreak of the War, in which he insisted that the Holy See observe the strictest neutrality, yet make every effort to restore peace and mitigate suffering. The fine periods of that address were still echoing when the Cardinals met to elect a new Pope. Ten ballots were cast and as the smoke of their burning...