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3 unusual facts about Giorgio La Pira


Ernesto Balducci

The foundation of the Centro d'Impegno Cristiano "Cenacolo" (Centre for Christian Commitment) in 1952 gave him the chance to intensify both his friendship with the charismatic mayor of Florence Giorgio La Pira, and his relationship with the author-priest Lorenzo Milani and the disciples of Jacques Maritain, known as the 'Little Brothers'.

Giorgio La Pira

The company, later renamed Nuovo Pignone, is still in operation currently as a division of General Electric.

Despite sometimes intense criticism, La Pira paid many visits to Moscow, China and even Hanoi, throughout the Cold War era.



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