Regola in Roma in Città metropolitana di Roma Capitale, Latium, Rome, Italy — Central Italy (Tyrrhenian Coast)

Giorgio Labò and Gianfranco Mattei

Giorgio Labo and Gianfranco Mattei Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, August 2, 2025

1. Giorgio Labo and Gianfranco Mattei Marker

Inscription. Da questa casa ove i patrioti Romani occultavano le armi per la resistenza Giorgio Labò e Gianfranco Mattei artificieri furono tratti dai Tedeschi il 1 febbraio 1944 per essere interrogati e messi a morte

A memoria dell'eroica silenzio che vu salvezza ai compagni di lotta e del sacrifizio e posta questa lapide

[English translation of Italian text:]
From this house where Roman patriots Giorgio Labò and Gianfranco Mattei hid weapons for the resistance. The bomb disposal experts were taken by the Germans on February 1, 1944, to be interrogated and executed.

This plaque is placed in memory of the heroic silence that saved their comrades in the struggle, and of their sacrifice.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II. A significant historical date for this entry is February 1, 1944.

Location. 41° 53.752′ N, 12° 28.105′ E. Memorial is in Roma, Lazio (Latium, Rome), in Città metropolitana di Roma Capitale. It is in Regola. It is at the intersection of Via Giulia and Via di Sant'Eligio, on the right when traveling south on Via Giulia. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: Via Giulia 23, Roma, Lazio 00186, Italy. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in Europe,

the European Union,

the Schengen Area,

a coastal Mediterranean country,

and the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Byzantine Empire

and specifically also the Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Santa Caterina da Siena / Saint Catherine of Siena (within shouting distance of this marker); a different

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marker also named Santa Caterina da Siena / Saint Catherine of Siena (within shouting distance of this marker); Spirito Santo dei Napoletani / Holy Spirit of the Neapolitans (within shouting distance of this marker); Santa Maria in Monserrato degli Spagnoli / Holy Mary in Monserrat of the Spaniards (within shouting distance of this marker); La Venerabile Mary Ward / The Venerable Mary Ward (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Parione (about 210 meters away); Convento ed Oratorio dei Filippini alla Vallicella / Convent and Oratory of Saint Philip Neri (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Giordano Bruno (approx. 0.3 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Roma.

Regarding Giorgio Labò and Gianfranco Mattei. Giorgio Labò and Gianfranco Mattei were explosives experts who were part of the Roman anti-fascist resistance during the German occupation of Rome that began in 1943. On Feburary 1, 1944, the two were arrested by the Nazi SS and subjected to a week of torture in a Roman prison. Mattei, to avoid betraying his anti-fascist comrades amid torture, hanged himself on

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, August 2, 2025

2. Giorgio Labo and Gianfranco Mattei Marker

February 7. Labò spent several days in prison with his hands and feet bound, but never spoke to interrogators before he was executed at Forte Bravetta on March 7.

Giorgio Labo and Gianfranco Mattei Marker on Via Giulia image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, August 2, 2025

3. Giorgio Labo and Gianfranco Mattei Marker on Via Giulia

Giorgio Labò (1919-1944) image. Click for full size.

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4. Giorgio Labò (1919-1944)

Labò was an architecture student who joined the anti-fascist resistance in Rome in 1943. Following his arrest in 1944, Labò was imprisoned in Rome for several days with his hands and feet bound. He was dragged to Forte Bravetta and was executed on March 7, 1944, without ever having given in to his interrogators.

Gianfranco Mattei (1916-1944) image. Click for full size.

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5. Gianfranco Mattei (1916-1944)

Mattei was a chemistry professor who joined the anti-fascist movement during World War II as an explosives expert. Subjected to torture after his arrest on February 1, Mattei hanged himself on February 7 to avoid giving up information to interrogators.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 9, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 9, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 81 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 9, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.