He acted similarly after the 1908 Messina earthquake that devastated this Italian town, causing tens of thousands of deaths.
In the Middle East he worked for better relations between Muslims and Christians, and he played a major role in the relief effort in Italy after the 1908 Messina earthquake took 50,000 lives.
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