Alex Majoli Cardinal and Patriarch of Venice Francesco Moraglia walking in the street of Venice. Just a week before this picture taken Cardinal Moraglia celebrated a mass to honor of St Rocco, the saint protec
(...) tor against the plague. The mass has been celebrtated inside the St. Mary of Health ( la salute), this church has been built in honor of St Mary of health after the Black plague left Venice in 1631. As of April 27th a total of 199,414 people in Italy have contracted the virus since the outbreak began, and 26,977 of them have died – more than anywhere else in Europe and second only to the United States. Venice. Italy. April 19, 2020. © Alex Majoli | Magnum Photos