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Falda
Pope Pius XII in the winter choir dress with a short falda at the secret consistory on January 14, 1953.
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Corpus Christi in Lisbon
The procession of Corpus Christi leaving the Cathedral of Saint Mary Major, led by the Patriarch of Lisbon, José Sebastião Cardinal Neto O.F.M. Disc., 1907.…
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Lisbon
Procession of Corpus Christi in Lisbon, 1908. The Patriarch of Lisbon, Archbishop Antonio Mendes Bello, whose falda is being supported by accompanying canons in mozzettas,…
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Mandatum novum
John XXIII washing the feet of priests during the Mandatum ceremony in the Basilica of St. John on Lateran on Maundy Thursday, 1959. The papal…
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Ioannes PP. XXIII
Holy Father John XXIII. It seems to be the last photo of this kind, where the pope posed at the sedia gestatoria in a mantum…
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De creatione novorum cardinalium
Appointing new cardinals is the exclusive privilege of the Holy Father who, in any time, could nominate new prelates, not exceeding the fixed number (seventy)…
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Saint Pius X
If you are a pope, look like a pope! The personage of Saint Pius X is a decent example that the true humility and simplicity…
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Resurrection Sunday
Solemn Pontifical Mass celebrated by Holy Father John XXIII (unfortunately celebrating already without falda). The Paschal candle standing on the left suggests that this is…
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Good Friday at the Holy Cross
His Holiness John XXIII during the adoration of the Cross on Good Friday in the Roman Basilica of the Holy Cross in Jerusalem. The Pope…
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De missis papalis
The papal liturgy had several variants. As a rule it was divided into a Low Mass and into a Pontifical Mass, similarly to the bishop’s…
