Edgardo Mortara (August 27, 1851 - March 11, 1940) was a Jewish-born Italian Catholic priest, who became the center of an international controversy when, as a six-year-old boy, he was seized from his Jewish parents by the Papal States authorities and taken to be raised as a Catholic. The Mortara case was the catalyst for far-reaching political changes, … Wikipedia
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Edgardo told the story years later. At first, he did not recognize Riccardo. Who was this person barging into his rooms wearing the "uniform of an assassin" (a soldier's uniform)? When he learned this Italian soldier was his brother, Edgardo made clear www.lawbuzz.com/tyranny/mortara/edgardo.htm
