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Staglieno Cemetery in Genoa, Italy

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Staglieno Cemetery in  Genoa, Italy This is the grave of Italino Lacomelli, 5 years old, who died August 16th, 1925. He was the victim of a murderer while he played in the garden with his hoop. This is the grave of a little boy named Italino Lacomelli, who was murdered on the 16 August 1925. It is located in Staglieno Cemetery in Genoa, Italy. He was only five years old and he was playing with his hoop in the public garden when he was killed by a madman. The monument was designed by famous Italian sculptor Genovese Adolph Luciarini and it represents the little boy playing happily, absolutely unaware of the hands of the killer reaching out to snatch his life away. His mother and father were later buried in the same grave. All What's You Should Know— where you'll discover the most interesting things that you Should know

The “Chiesa dei Morti” Church of the Dead, is a small church located in the town of Urbania, Italy

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The “Chiesa dei Morti” Church of the Dead, is a small church located in the town of Urbania, Italy. The church is famous for having several deceased bodies as display, in a small chapel located at the entrance of the church. The corpses have been on display at the church since 1833, the corpses were naturally mummified as growing mold in the displays captured all the moisture from the body, leaving the bodies perfectly preserved. The deceased bodies of these individuals were placed there by an ancient order called “The Brotherhood of Death”. The brotherhood was founded in 1567 with the sole purpose to provide free burial, and also to provide records of the deceased bodies. Thanks to the brotherhood, today we know one of the bodies displayed in the church, died from heart failure. The deceased bodies range from several different causes of death, from dying while at work, to being murder. Today the church receives thousands of visitors from around the world, from dark tourist, to paranor...