13 Facts About Aurelio Saffi

Aurelio Saffi was a Roman and Italian politician, active during the period of Italian unification.

Aurelio Saffi was an important figure in the radical republican current within the Risorgimento movement and close to its leader and chief inspiration, Giuseppe Mazzini.

Aurelio Saffi received an education in jurisprudence in Ferrara, but began political activity in his native city, protesting against the bad administration of the Papal legates.

Aurelio Saffi was a member of the communal and provincial councils between 1844 and 1845.

Aurelio Saffi soon became a fervent supporter of Mazzini's ideas, and in 1849 took part in the short-lived Roman Republic.

Aurelio Saffi was a member of the triumvirate that attempted to establish a democratic republic.

The revolutionaries were soon crushed by French troops, and Aurelio Saffi retired to Liguria as an exile.

Aurelio Saffi returned to Italy only in 1852, to plan a series of risings to be held in Milan.

Aurelio Saffi was appointed the first teacher of Italian at the Taylor Institute, Oxford, in 1856.

Aurelio Saffi was a fervent supporter of Mazzini, and a feminist.

Aurelio Saffi spent his last days in his villa in the Forli countryside, moving to Bologna where he had received a professorial chair.

Aurelio Saffi devoted himself to collecting historical material connected to his friend Giuseppe Mazzini.

Aurelio Saffi died at the age of seventy at his residence, Villa Saffi, which is turned into a museum.