Piacenza
Americannoun
noun
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Born in the northern Italian town of Piacenza in 1934, he studied medicine before embarking on a career in fashion and eventually launching his label with his late partner, Sergio Galeotti.
From BBC • Jun. 21, 2025
He painted the latter around 1513 for the church of San Sisto in Piacenza, Italy.
From Scientific American • Feb. 3, 2023
He died in 1905 in Piacenza, where he was bishop, and was beatified in 1997 by St. John Paul.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 9, 2022
"The dissemination in the media of videos depicting the criminal episode is being thoroughly investigated," Piacenza prosecutor Grazia Pradella said.
From Reuters • Aug. 23, 2022
He had come back from singing in Piacenza.
From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway
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