Aldo Capitini
Aldo Capitini was an Italian philosopher, poet, political activist, anti-fascist, and educator. He was one of the first Italians to take up and develop Mahatma Gandhi's theories of nonviolence and was known as "the Italian Gandhi".
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Background
- Born in
- Perugia
- Educated at
- Scuola Normale Superiore. Classe di Lettere e Filosofia
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"“Thus the more readily we accept grief, the deeper in us the awakening of the love which is not attachment but a positive serenity, pure and full of faith, the infinite in a loving act, even though in…"
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Timeline
1899
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Died
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