{"product_id":"don-giovanni-mazzoni","title":"Don Giovanni Mazzoni","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginally conceived as a short essay, this work examines the life of Don Giovanni Mazzoni, a highly decorated Tuscan military chaplain, including two Gold Medals of Military Valour, in the First and Second World Wars. In retracing the salient phases of his life, the text recalls the historical military events that occurred in the same years, with particular regard to the battles in which Italy participated from 1915 to 1918. The narrative of the Second War ends on December 26, 1941, the date on which Don Mazzoni was fatally wounded at Petropavlovka, on the Russian front, while attempting to rescue a wounded Bersagliere.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome of the decorations awarded to Don Mazzoni refer not to spiritual assistance activities, but to heroic actions in battle, as it was envisaged that when a unit was left without officers, the military chaplain, who usually held the rank of lieutenant or captain, would take command.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn addition to recounting the priest's life from his early years of training and his first missions abroad, the book includes an introduction to the Church's position on war and an appendix on the history of military chaplains.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOf particular interest is finally the reconstruction of social life in the Tuscan province between the two wars, where Don Mazzoni played a role both as archpriest of the parish of Loro Ciuffenna (AR) and as a moderate exponent of the National Fascist Party in conflict with the prefect of the time.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bookendipity","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58355809091958,"sku":"9791298504479","price":14.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0993\/0578\/3670\/files\/copertina-don-mazzoni.jpg?v=1785254888","url":"https:\/\/tuscanymarkethub.it\/en\/products\/don-giovanni-mazzoni","provider":"Tuscany Market Hub","version":"1.0","type":"link"}