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On horseback
The Patriarch of Venice, Giuseppe Cardinal Sarto, in Cima Grappa, 1901. Archbishop Giacomo della Chiesa during a pastoral visit in 1910. Archbishop Angelo Roncalli in Bulgaria.
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Card. von Geissel
Johannes Cardinal von Geissel, the archbishop of Cologne, with a beautiful tri-corn hat.
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Legates
Gyula Benczúr – Matthias receives the Papal Legates.
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Leaving
Pope Pius XI leaving the Sistine Chapel on the sedia gestatoria.
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A helping hand
Ah, these old veils…
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Chalice and paten
This are not a vessels made according to the principle of “noble simplicity”.
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Lebanon 2012
The mitre of Pope Benedict XVI used during the Holy Mass celebrated in Beirut on September 16, 2012, on the last day of the apostolic…
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No tabarro, no fun
True :)
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Venite omnes gentes
An American Indian kneels down to kiss the ring of Pope John XXIII during an audience of the Apache delegation at the Vatican, May 16,…
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August ’44
Field Mass celebrated by Cpt. Fr. Mieczysław Paszkiewicz “Ignatius” in the courtyard at 12 Poznańska Street, probably 15 VIII 1944 [the photo and the description…
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Bi-ritual priest
Fr. John Ryder S.I. during a service in St. Andrew’s Church in Los Angeles.
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With abp. Levebvre
Abp. Lefebvre with altar-boys somewhere in Africa. The small one, holding the edge of the cappa manga, is cute :)
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Osculatio Evangelii
Archbishop Karol Wojtyła, the Metropolitan of Kraków, during a High Pontifical Mass celebrated in the Cathedral on Wawel Hill [photo from Orbis Catholicus Secundus].
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Blessing
Pope John XXIII giving his blessing at the conclusion of the Holy Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica on the opening day of the Second Vatican Council,…
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Benedictus PP. XV
A portrait photograph of the Holy Father Benedict XV (born Giacomo Paolo Giovanni Battista della Chiesa; pontificate in 1914-1922) in a summer choir dress. The…
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Card. Cicognani
Amleto Cardinal Cicognani surrounded by his entourage: three familiares in ferraiolos holding prelate’s belongings (saturno with tabarro and mantelletta), a train-bearer in croccia and a gentiluomo, during…
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In flagranti
Demetrio Cosola – Altar Boys Caught in the Act.
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Abp. Gori
Archbishop Alberto Gori O.F.M., the patriarch of Jerusalem, during a pontifical High Mass at the Holy Sepulchre [photo from Orbis Catholicus Secundus].
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Picnic
Daughters of Charity during a meal in the open air :)
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Piotr Kmita’s chasuble
The chasuble with embroidered scenes from the life of St. Stanislaus, donated by Cracow Voivode Piotr Kmita in the beginning of the 16th century to commemorate…
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Speech
Paul-Émile Cardinal Léger P.S.S. in cappa magna of moire silk during a speech [source: The Far Sight 2.0].
