Posthumous award to Lena Santospirito, 2007

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"In Latin:
FOR A PERMANENT RECORD OF THE MATTER

In Italian:
Lena Santospirito

For the constant presence alongside the numerous
prisoners of War and internees during the
Second World War.
For her welcome and help offered to the numerous
italian emigrants in the nineteen fifties.
And above all for her profound faith
and active collaborration given to the Church.

It is registered in the golden book of the Migrant's Foundation

Rome, Anno Domini 2007"

Subject	Australia--Emigration and immigration—History
	Italian language
	Internment camps--Australia
	Religion
Category	4. World War II
Category	5. Cold War (including Decolonisation)
Keywords	Italian immigrants
Keywords	1950s
Current Holder	CO.AS.IT. Italian Historical Society (IHS), Melbourne
Date	2007
Item Number	OB-00007
Access Rights	Digitised
Rights	With kind permission of CO.AS.IT. Italian Historical Society, Melbourne
Country Of Origin	Italy
Place	Rome
Language	Italian
Language	Latin
Description From Source	Posthumous award to Lena Santospirito from the Italian bishops through their Migration Foundation, 2007.
Physical Format	Certificates
Transcription	The award is written in Italian and Latin. AD PERPETUAM REI MEMORIAM Lena Santospirito Per la presenza costante accanto ai numerosi prigionieri de Guerra e internati durante la Seconda Guerra Mondiale. Per la sua accoglienza e aiuto offerto ai numerosi emigranti italiani negli anni cinquanta. E soprattutto per la sua fede profonda ed attiva collaborazione data alla Chiesa. E' iscritta nel libro d'oro Fondazione Migrantes Romae, Anno Domini 2007 Il Presidente S.E. Mon. Lino Bellotti [in handwritten text] + Lino Rutolo Belu [best attempt has been made at spelling second and third words, writing is indescipherable]"

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