Italy is mine

Francis' presumed portrait, painted by the great Medieval maestro Cimabue. Assisi, Basilica di San Francesco. Francis of Assisi (Francesco d'Assisi, born Giovanni di Pietro Bernardone, circa 1181 - 3rd October 1226) was named patron saint of Italy by Pope Pius XII on 18th June 1939, during the Fascist dictature and almost one year before the declaration of war to France and England by the Screaming Bald Bully and the Grim Moustached Dwarf. Now, on the eigth centenary of Saint

A thought and an artwork by me, followed by some quotes by great people from the last century related to my reflections. In most cases, what drives people to spend all their time and energy in the attempt of ruining other people's lives by defaming, harassing and bullying them is not just envy, but a desperate need to fill their inner void, because they are unable to do something worthy and meaningful in their own lives. Vera da Pozzo, 18th August 2026 Below: a drawing I made

I can't help noticing Beauty everywhere, wherever I am, even in front of cemetery gates - i. e., school gates. Photos below taken by me somewhere far from Paris. Vera da Pozzo Paris, 13th May 2026 (C) Vera da Pozzo (C) Italy is Mine (C) Italy is Mine and It owes Me a Living #Lifebloomsinfrontofcemeterygates #life #flowers #nature #beauty #photography #whatreallymattersinlife #wisdom #peace #VeradaPozzo #ItalyisMine #italyismineanditowesmealiving

Bruce Springsteen Has Something Very important to say And Speaking Through Music Is the very best way Vera da Pozzo An Italian in Paris 28th January 2026 Bruce Springsteen, Streets of Minneapolis Pictures below : Bruce Springsteen and his guitar on the cover of his single Born in the U.S.A , from the album of the same name . The album was released on 4th June 1984; the single was released on 30th October of the same year. The extremely well-known cover art of the album Born i

Morrissey as Saint Francis. Drawing made by me, on my diary, as usual, i. d., by using a Bic pen without preparatory sketch. 4th October is Saint Francis day and also the anniversary of The Smiths first concert in 1982. (C) Vera da Pozzo (C) Italy is Mine (C) Italy is Mine and It owes Me a Living #FrancescodAssisi #FrancisofAssisi #SanFrancesco #SaintFrancis #Nature #Peace #Animals #Morrissey #TheSmiths

Last Winter, the bright, earnest and tragic figure of Alex Langer came suddenly to my mind, and I realized how Italian media had completely and guiltily forgotten him, shortly after his death, twenty-nine years ago. Alexander Langer was born on 22nd February 1946 in Vipiteno (Sterzing is its German name), in Alto Adige (also called Südtirol by German-speaking population) which belongs to Bolzano, an autonomous province (the other one is Trento) in the autonomous North-East It

This is a very old and a really odd world, where peace sounds like a celestial song we will never sing all together, because the human...