John Baptist Scandella

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1821 – 1880

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Who was John Baptist Scandella?

John Baptist Scandella STD was a Gibraltarian Roman Catholic priest of Genoese descent. He was Vicar Apostolic of the Diocese of Gibraltar between 1857 and 1880. He spoke fluent English and his native Spanish. Scandella is mainly remembered in Gibraltar for seeing the return of the statue of Our Lady of Europe to Gibraltar from Algeciras in Spain and for his efforts to improve education in the territory.

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Born
Sep 10, 1821
Gibraltar
Died
Aug 27, 1880

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on July 23, 2013

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