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Laghi (Italia)
Laghi is an Italian word meaning ''lakes'' and thus features in numerous toponyms. It may also refer to: People * Pio Laghi (1922–2009), Italian cardinal * Renato Laghi (born 1944), Italian racing cyclist Places * Laghi, Veneto, village in the province of Vicenza in north-eastern Italy See also * Valle dei Laghi * {{dab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pio Laghi
Pio Laghi (21 May 1922 – 10 January 2009) was an Italian cardinal of the Catholic Church. His service was primarily in the diplomatic service of the Holy See and the Roman Curia. He served as Apostolic nuncio to several countries and as the Prefect of the Congregation for Catholic Education. He was elevated to the cardinalate in 1991. Cardinal Laghi was Pope John Paul II's secret emissary to the White House and to several presidents of the United States. He had a particularly close relationship with George H. W. Bush, and George W. Bush. His work as an apostolic nuncio in Argentina (1974–1980), during the years of dictatorship, has been and continues to be the subject of controversy. Biography Laghi was born in Castiglione di Forlì, Romagna, Italy. He was ordained to the priesthood on 20 April 1946 by Bishop Giuseppe Battaglia. He obtained doctorates in theology (1947) and canon law (1950) from the Pontifical Lateran University in Rome. He entered the Roman Curia, in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renato Laghi
Renato Laghi (born 8 December 1944) is an Italian racing cyclist. He won stage 19 of the 1977 Giro d'Italia Events January * January 8 – Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (now the Democratic Rep .... References External links * 1944 births Living people Italian male cyclists Italian Giro d'Italia stage winners Place of birth missing (living people) Sportspeople from Faenza Cyclists from Emilia-Romagna {{Italy-cycling-bio-1940s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laghi, Veneto
Laghi is a town and a ''comune'' in the province of Vicenza, Veneto, north-eastern Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re .... It is west of SP350 provincial road. Laghi is Veneto's municipality with the smallest number of inhabitants and also the one with the lowest density. The municipality consists of a number of small hamlets (''contrae'' in Venetian, or ''contrade'' in Italian) scattered over the territory of the town. The name Laghi literally means "lakes" and is related to the fact that two small lakes lie in the center of the town. References External links (Google Maps) Cities and towns in Veneto {{Veneto-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |