Roberto Calvi (13 April 1920 – 17 June 1982) was an
Italian banker dubbed "God's Banker" by the press because of his close association with the
Holy See. A native of
Milan, Calvi was Chairman of
Banco Ambrosiano, which collapsed in one of modern Italy's biggest
political scandals. His death in London in June 1982 is a source of enduring controversy and was ruled a
murder after two
coroner's
inquests and an independent investigation. In
Rome, in June 2007, five people were
acquitted of the murder.