Antonio Parrozzani's memorial tablet

This memorial tablet of Antonio Parrozzani can be seen in the entrance hall of the "Maria Arnaldi" pavilion of San Giovanni Evangelista's Hospital, in Tivoli.
The city of Tivoli wanted to remember him with this tablet, so it was commissioned by the Tivoli's Medical Association and it was inaugurated on 2 November 2016.

Facade of Maria Arnaldi's Pavilion

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Antonio Parrozzani’s memorial tablet

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On the tablet, there is the following inscription in Italian language: “ANTONIO PARROZZANI / NATO AD ISOLA DEL GRAN SASSO L’11 MARZO 1870 / DOCENTE DI ANATOMIA CHIRURGICA E CORSO DI OPERAZIONI / NELLA R. UNIVERSITÀ DI ROMA / PRIMO AL MONDO SUTURÒ IL CUORE UMANO / CON RISULTATO DI GUARIGIONE PERFETTA. / SANANDO, CONFORTANDO, INDAGANDO / SPESE L’INGEGNO E LA VITA / MARTIRE DELLA SCIENZA E DELLA CARITÀ / FU UCCISO A TRADIMENTO DA UN SUO OPERATO / IL 2 NOVEMBRE 1930 / SOPRA LA SOGLIA DELL’OSPEDALE DI TIVOLI DA LUI RINNOVATO, ACCRESCIUTO E DIRETTO. / ASSOCIAZIONE MEDICA DI TIVOLI POSE IL 2 NOVEMBRE 2016“ (Antonio Parrozzani / born in Isola del Gran Sasso on March 11, 1870 / professor of surgical anatomy and surgery courses / in the University in Rome / he was the first in the world that sutured the human heart / successfully with a perfect healing. / He spent all his life / taking care of his patient, healing them and studying / martyr of science and of charity / he was killed unexpectedly by one of his patients / on November 2, 1930 / on the doorway of the hospital of Tivoli, that he renovated, expanded and run. / The medical association of Tivoli, November 2, 2016 )

  • Photos and main text by Alessia Maria Marchetti moc.liamg|32ittehcram.aissela#| and Laura Masci moc.duolci|icsam.arual# | (Novembre 2017)

Bibliography

  • Carlo Maria d'Este (Centro Regionale Beni Culturali), "Antonio Parrozzani", in “Abruzzesi Illustri”, Sulmona, 3 Marzo 2017

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