Rosalia Lombardo
Rosalia Lombardo was a Palermitan child who died of pneumonia, resulting from the Spanish flu, one week before her second birthday. Rosalia's father, Mario Lombardo, was grieving her death, asked Alfredo Salafia, an embalmer, to preserve her... Wikipedia
Born: December 13, 1918, Palermo, Italy
Died: December 6, 1920 (age 1 year), Palermo, Italy
Place of burial: Catacombe dei Cappuccini, Palermo, Italy
Parents: Mario Lombardo and Maria Cara Lombardo
Siblings: Rosalia Lombardo
Known for: Being in an especially well preserved state in her tomb, in the Capuchin catacombs of Palermo
Other names: Sleeping Beauty of the Capuchin Catacombs
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