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Solomon had been
due to start a study program at the American John Cabot
University in Trastevere but his body was found tangled in
vegetation in the Tiber River on Monday, three days after he
went missing.
Hymns were sung at the vigil, which was held at the church of
Santa Maria in Trastevere with representatives of the U.S.
embassy present.
"We are here tonight ... to pray together and we do it with our
heart broken because of the unfair and painful death of Beau,"
parish priest Marco Gnavi told the congregation.
A homeless Italian man was detained on Tuesday on suspicion of
murdering the 19-year-old American university student from
Wisconsin.
Solomon's parents were consoled by Pope Francis on Wednesday but
were not present at Thursday's vigil.
"It is important to be here in Rome and pray now that the family
has flown back to the United States so that we can sort of
substitute them in this place where he died to show the respect
and affection that he deserved," Franco Pavoncello, Director of
the University, said.
(Reporting by Reuters TV; Editing by Patrick Johnston)
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