Edgardo Mortara

: For the article on the Lombard town of Mortara, see Mortara (town).

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Edgardo Mortara (August 27, 1851–March 11, 1940), a Jewish-born Italian Catholic priest, became the centre of an international controversy when, as a six-year-old boy, he was seized from his Jewish parents by the Papal authorities and taken to be raised as a Catholic. The Mortara case was the catalyst for far-reaching political changes, and its repercussions are still being felt within the Catholic Church and in relations between the Church and Jewish organisations.

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August 27 - 1851 - March 11 - 1940 - Jewish - Italian - Catholic

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