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First Issue Publication

When
1 July 1861
Where
Rome
Part of
First issue of L'Osservatore Romano

The first issue of L'Osservatore Romano was published in Rome on 1 July 1861, following papal approval in late June.

Official permission was sought on 22 June 1861, and Pius IX approved the regulation on 26 June. The first edition was titled "L'Osservatore Romano – a political and moral paper" and cost five baiocchi. It was published a few months after the Kingdom of Italy was proclaimed.

Sources

  1. L'Osservatore Romano Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-17

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