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Albany Historical Society Inc > Records

1942 ITALIAN POCKET CALENDAR, WWII

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1942

Overview

Small folded pocket calendar in two semesters.
Front image depicts St Michael the Archangel

Historical information

This pocket calendar was produced in fascist Italy and had a message for the people from dictator Mussolini.
The gist is, In this battle of blood against gold, god is on our side, and we will win!
Accompanying the text of Mussolini's message is the Baroque era image of Michael the Archangel defeating Satan by Guido Reni (1635).
This powerful symbol indicates how the fascist regime was characterising the nature of the struggle.
It invites the reader to associate the fight with the Prayer to St Micheal (Pope Leo XIII), which the predominantly catholic Italian population would have almost certainly connected this image with, a prayer calling for strength in the fight against evil in our times.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-51-D1993.102

Item type

Themes

Social History
War and Conflict

Material

Width

10.2000 mm

Height or length

14.7000 mm

Inscriptions and markings

front:

CALENDARIO 1942 ANNO XX

back:

IN QVESTA IMMA-
NE BATTAGLIA
FRA L'ORO E IL
SANGVE L'IDDIO
GIVSTO CHE VI-
VE NELL'ANIMA
DEI GIOVANI PO-
POLI HA SCELTO.
VINCEREMO!
-MVSSOLINI

Place made

Italy

Year

Albany Historical Society Inc

Albany Historical Society Inc

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