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Giacomo della Porta: References & Edit History

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Type Description Contributor Date
Anniversary information added. Jan 01, 2026
First paragraph modernization. Apr 02, 2024
Invalidated site: Catholic Encyclopedia - Biography of Giacomo della Porta. May 19, 2020
Added photograph. Nov 07, 2013
Added new Web site: Web Gallery of Art - Biography of Porta, Giacomo della. May 19, 2008
Added new Web site: Catholic Encyclopedia - Biography of Giacomo della Porta. May 09, 2007
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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