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Plaque where once stood the ruota ("the wheel"), the place to abandon children at the side of the Chiesa della Pietà, the church of an orphanage in Venice.The plaque cites on a Papal bull by Paul III dated 12 November 1548, threatens "excommunication and maledictions" for all those who – having the means to rear a child – choose to abandon him/her instead.
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Pages in category "Orphanages in the United States" The following 41 pages are in this category, out of 41 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Gunboat Smith, Irish-American Boxer, grew up in orphanages around the Philadelphia area Jim Thorpe , American multi-sport Olympic and professional athlete, orphaned as a teen Jacques Villeneuve , Canadian professional auto racing driver
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The Ohio Soldiers' and Sailors' Orphans' Home (Later known as the Ohio Veterans' Children's Home) and sometimes abbreviated OS&SO/OVCH, was a children's home that was located in Xenia, Ohio.
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