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Kidnapped
The story of Edgardo Mortara, a young Jewish boy living in Bologna, Italy, who in 1858, after being secretly baptized, was forcibly taken from his family to be raised as a Christian. His parents’ struggle to free their...
Overview
The story of Edgardo Mortara, a young Jewish boy living in Bologna, Italy, who in 1858, after being secretly baptized, was forcibly taken from his family to be raised as a Christian. His parents’ struggle to free their son became part of a larger political battle that pitted the papacy against forces of democracy and Italian unification.
Cast
Edgardo Mortara (child)
Edgardo Mortara
Pio IX
Momolo Mortara
Marianna Mortara
Angelo Padovani
Riccardo Mortara
Giudice Carboni
Giacomo Antonelli
Pier Gaetano Feletti
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