The Italian Chapel is a fantastic very little Catholic Church found on Lamb Holm in the Orkney Islands. It was crafted throughout WWII by Italian POWs who in which housed on the Island whilst they where set to function making the Churchill Obstacles to the East of Scapa Flow. It was developed out of minimal… Continue reading Italian Chapel
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The Italian Chapel – The Wonder of Camp 60 The Italian prisoners in Orkney, thousands of miles from their homeland, deeply felt the will need for a area of worship. On September 30th 1843 Padre Gioachino Giacobazzi of the Buy of Tiny Brothers arrived at the camp and through his enthusiastic initiatives and the help… Continue reading 2013-08-02 S9 JB 65015##