History

Antonio Vivaldi , the composer of "The Four Seasons" was a Catholic Priest!

Antonio Vivaldi was an ordained Catholic priest, known as "The Red Priest" because of his red hair.

He suffered from severe asthma, which prevented him from praying Mass, so he was given a dispensation… pic.twitter.com/XxRRkdO5EA

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