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The mysterious death of 'God's Banker'

What happened to Roberto Calvi?

The mysterious death of 'God's Banker'
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13/08/2025 10:00 ‧ 4 hours ago | StarsInsider

LIFESTYLE

Crime

One summer morning in 1982, a body was discovered hanging under a bridge over the River Thames in London. What happened next is worthy of a best-selling John Grisham novel. The dangling corpse was that of Italian financier Roberto Calvi, head of Italy's largest private bank. It was assumed that Calvi had taken his own life. But investigations would lead detectives into the dark and dangerous world of the Mafia, a secret Masonic lodge, and the Vatican itself.

Intrigued? Click through and find out more about the mysterious Roberto Calvi, and why he was called "God's Banker."

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