Posted
on February 5, 2015
San
Marino is pretty special:
It's
the smallest republic in the world.
- It's the oldest existing nation in Europe.
- It's one of the few nations that is entirely surrounded by another nation (in San Marino's case, Italy).
The
Republic of San Marino was occupied by armies only a few times—and
each time only for a short while. One of those times, the country had
been invaded by forces under the rule of Cardinal Giulio Alberoni. He
created a new constitution and demanded that the people accept the
government of the Papal States (an area of Italy under the direct
rule of the Pope, the leader of the Catholic Church).
The
people of San Marino protested the occupation. They also secretly
sent letters to the Pope protesting Cardinal Alberoni's takeover and
reminding the Pope that an earlier Pope had declared San Marino an
independent state.
Today
is also Saint Agatha's Feast Day, which is very appropriate since she
is considered the patron saint of San Marino.
Take
a glimpse at San Marino through this video.
(If you have never seen Santa Claus repelling down a castle wall,
here is your chance.) The sound track is in Italian!
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on this date:
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