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Pope John XXIII

Pope John XXIIIPope, 1958-1963, Italian, 1881-1963

Educated at the Seminario Romano, Rome. Ordained as a priest in 1904. Served as Secretary to the bishop of Bergamo from 1904 to 1914 and as chaplain of the medical corps during World War I. Became Archbishop in 1925 and served as the Vatican diplomatic representative to Bulgaria, Turkey, and Greece. Named papal nuncio to France in 1944 and Cardinal and patriarch of Venice in 1953. Elected pope on 28 October 1958. Convened the council, known as Vatican II, in October 1962, which led to many reforms in the Catholic Church. Beatified on September 3, 2000 by Pope John Paul II.

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Beatissim Pater Papal Scroll
December 17, 1962
MO 63.3280
Amulet with Papal Seal
before 1963
MO 74.375b
Rosary
ca. 1962
MO 74.375a
500 Lire Coin
1959
Pietro Giampaoli
MO 63.5412.2b
50 Lire Coin
1959
Pietro Giampaoli
MO 63.5412.2c
10 Lire Coin
1959
Pietro Giampaoli
MO 63.5412.2d
20 Lire Coin
1959
MO 63.5412.2e
100 Lire Coin
1959
Pietro Giampaoli
MO 63.5412.2f
2 Lire Coin
1959
MO 63.5412.2g
5 Lire Coin
1959
MO 63.5412.2h
1 Lire Coin
1959
MO 63.5412.2i
Letter to President John F. Kennedy
October 10, 1962
Pope John XXIII
MO 63.3695.1a-c
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