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1953 Press Photo Pope Pius XII, Rome's Spanish Square

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The Pope Kneels To Pray In Rome's Spanish Square.. Roman Catholic Church's First Marian Year Inaugurated.. His Holiness The Pope wearing an elbow length scarlet cape over a white woollen cassock - kneels to pray in Rome's Spanish Square.. It is part of the ceremony in which the Pope yesterday inaugurated the Roman Catholic Church's first Marian year.. The apostolic benediction to the City of Rome and the world, was broadcast and, for the first time, televised..

Photo measures 10 x 8 inches.

Photo is dated 12-12-1953.



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