This Day in History: 1972-05-21
(May 21, 1972)
In St. Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City, Michelangelo’s Pietà, a sculpture showing the Virgin Mary supporting the corpse of the slain Christ, was attacked and seriously damaged.
(May 21, 1972)
In St. Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City, Michelangelo’s Pietà, a sculpture showing the Virgin Mary supporting the corpse of the slain Christ, was attacked and seriously damaged.