For the sake of clarity, and despite the inevitable schematization entailed, we have subdivided Giorgio La Pira’s life into 11 periods described in the sections listed below. They may be accessed by clicking on the corresponding title. A twelfth section gives a brief summary of what has been said about him:
The Sicilian years (1904-1926)
The first years in Florence (1926-1934)
“Principi” (Principles), the War, the Liberation
At the Constituent Assembly and in the Government (1944-1951)
His election as Mayor of Florence
The requisition of the vacant homes
The city on the mount
President of the Union of Cities
His death
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Summary of the life of La Pira
Synoptic chronology of events in the Church, in the world and in La Pira’s life