
Renaissance
Venice Hires Its Own Assassin, Gets a Saint Instead
Venice once hired a Franciscan friar to spy and kill for them—he became a saint instead.
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Download on the App StoreItalyRenaissanceVeniceEspionageDiplomacyCatholic ChurchMilanIntelligenceAlberto da SarteanoFilippo Maria Visconti
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