Posthumous award to Lena Santospirito, 2007

Title	Posthumous award to Lena Santospirito, 2007
Subject	Australia--Emigration and immigration—History Italian language Internment camps--Australia Religion
Category	4. World War II 5. Cold War (including Decolonisation)
Keywords	Italian immigrants 1950s
Current holder	CO.AS.IT. Italian Historical Society (IHS), Melbourne
Date	2007
Item number	OB-00007
Access rights	Digitised
Rights	CO.AS.IT. Italian Historical Society (IHS), Melbourne https://www.coasit.com.au/italian-historical-society
Country of origin	Italy
Place	Rome
Language	Italian Latin
Description from source	Posthumous award to Lena Santospirito from the Italian bishops through their Migration Foundation, 2007.
Physical format	Certificates
Transcription	"The award is written in Italian and Latin. AD PERPETUAM REI MEMORIAM Lena Santospirito Per la presenza costante accanto ai numerosi prigionieri de Guerra e internati durante la Seconda Guerra Mondiale. Per la sua accoglienza e aiuto offerto ai numerosi emigranti italiani negli anni cinquanta. E soprattutto per la sua fede profonda ed attiva collaborazione data alla Chiesa. E' iscritta nel libro d'oro Fondazione Migrantes Romae, Anno Domini 2007 Il Presidente S.E. Mon. Lino Bellotti [in handwritten text] + Lino Rutolo Belu [best attempt has been made at spelling second and third words, writing is indescipherable]"
Translation	"In Latin: FOR A PERMANENT RECORD OF THE MATTER In Italian: Lena Santospirito For the constant presence alongside the numerous prisoners of War and internees during the Second World War. For her welcome and help offered to the numerous italian emigrants in the nineteen fifties. And above all for her profound faith and active collaborration given to the Church. It is registered in the golden book of the Migrant's Foundation Rome, Anno Domini 2007"
Translator	Co.As.It