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- ↑ La Republica, article 29 March 2001.
- ↑ I fratelli Prayer: gli artisti veneziani che si stabilirono a Bari, per amore, article by Mariangela Dicillo, 4 September 2013, Barinedito.
- ↑ Journal of the Diocese of Lecce, article by Vincenzo Paticchio, published September 27, 2013.