Pope Blesses 4,000 Sick 1959

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Titles read: "ROME - POPE BLESSES 4,000 SICK".

Rome, Italy.

At St Peter's Square we see various shots of crowds of sick and injured people gathering for a blessing from Pope John XXIII (Cardinal Angelo Guiseppe Roncalli) on the feast of St Joseph. The people make their way into St...

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
49833
Sort Number:
59/025
Time in/Out:
01:41:21:00 / 01:42:17:00
Canister:
59/25
Film ID:
1553.18
Issue Date:
26/03/1959

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