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16 unusual facts about Pope John XXIII


1959 Escuminac disaster

The fund raised $400,000 in a few months from donations from throughout Canada, as well as Pope John XXIII and Queen Elizabeth II, the latter who was on a tour of the country at the time.

Arthur Simon

The honor was named after a 1963 encyclical letter, Pacem in Terris (Peace on Earth), by Pope John XXIII that calls upon all people of good will to secure peace among all nations.

Basilica of St. Mary and St. Bartholomew

On 1 December 1962, Pope John XXIII elevated the church to the status of minor basilica.

Benedicamus Domino

During the liturgical reforms of Pope Pius XII (1938–1958) and Pope John XXIII (1958–1963) the use of the Benedicamus Domino was much restricted.

Camauro

The papal camauro fell into disuse after the death of John XXIII in 1963.

Confiteor

This last custom was muted by Pope John XXIII, but the Confiteor continued to be said as part of the rite of giving Communion to the faithful, if this occurred outside of Mass.

Congregation of the Sisters of St. Ann

In the 1960s, in answer to an appeal by Pope John XXIII, they expanded to serve in various other countries.

Driss Debbagh

While he was ambassador in Rome, H.E. Driss Debbagh received a distinction from H.H. Pope John XXIII.

Eric Gross

In other works, such as the cantata Pacem in Terris (based on the encyclical by Pope John XXIII), Gross used pertinent philosophical or political texts.

Floyd Lawrence Begin

On January 27, 1962, Begin was appointed the first Bishop of the newly erected Diocese of Oakland, California, by Pope John XXIII.

Joseph Rummel

The excommunications made national headlines and had the tacit support of the papacy.

Polish anti-religious campaign

During Pope John XXIII's pontificate, the regime successfully bypassed the Polish episcopate by being allowed to directly negotiate with the vatican, which allowed the government to isolate the polish episcopate.

Raymond Hunthausen

On July 8, 1962, Hunthausen was appointed the sixth Bishop of Helena by Pope John XXIII.

Three Popes and the Jews

The book also contains a quotation allegedly from Pope John XXIII (well known for his own efforts to save Jews) that "In all these painful matters I have referred to the Holy See and simply carried out the Pope's orders: first and foremost to save human lives" (p. 181).

Viridiana

Buñuel later said that "I didn’t deliberately set out to be blasphemous, but then Pope John XXIII is a better judge of such things than I am".

William Fontaine

In 1959, he attended Pope John XXIII’s address of thanks to those who promoted black culture.


Augusto da Silva

Silva was one of the cardinal electors in the 1958 papal conclave that selected Pope John XXIII, and again participated in the conclave of 1963, which resulted in the election of Pope Paul VI.

Door of the Dead in St. Peter's Basilica

The Door of the Dead, also known as the Door of Death, is a bronze door sculpted by Giacomo Manzù between 1961 and 1964 by commission of Pope John XXIII.

Eduardo Boza-Masvidal

He was chosen by Pope John XXIII as Titular Bishop of Vinda and Auxiliary Bishop San Cristobal de la Habana (Havana) on March 31, 1960.

El padrecito

Pope John XXIII called the Second Vatican Council only two years earlier, and Moreno seemed to be embracing the reforms it espoused as the remedy for Mexico's poverty.

Enrique Pla y Deniel

Deniel was one of the cardinal electors who participated in the 1958 papal conclave, which selected Pope John XXIII.

Francis Hong Yong-ho

The Vicariate Apostolic of Heijō changed its name to Pyongyang on 12 July 1950, which was elevated to the status of the Diocese of Pyongyang by Pope John XXIII on 10 March 1962, with Francis Hong Yong-ho named as the first bishop of the new diocese.

Manuel Arteaga y Betancourt

He was one of the cardinal electors who participated in the 1958 papal conclave, which selected Pope John XXIII.

Maurice Mességué

In his autobiography he claims to have treated, among others, Winston Churchill, Chancellor Adenauer of Germany, and the future Pope John XXIII.

Papal coronation

Popes Pius IX, Pius XII, John XXIII, and Paul VI all were crowned in public on the balcony of the basilica, facing crowds assembled below in St. Peter's Square.

Peritus

Cardinal Yves Congar, O.P. served as a consultant to the Second Vatican Council upon the invitation of Pope John XXIII, but was hired as personal and expert theologian (peritus) at the council to Bishop Jean-Julien Weber of Strasbourg which allowed him to attend all the general congregations and to take part in the discussions of any conciliar commission to which he was invited by one of its members.

St. Pierre Cathedral, Saint-Pierre

These show scenes from the Gospel involving the sea and ships—a symbol of the islands depicted on their unofficial flag—as well as Pope John XXIII convening the Second Vatican Council.

Supreme Order of Christ

Controversially Popes Pius XII and John XXIII had refused to award the honour to his predecessor, Seán T. O'Kelly, to the fury of the Irish government.

Tiara of Pope John XXIII

The Tiara of Pope John XXIII was the personal Papal Tiara (triregnum in Latin, triregno in Italian) presented by the region of Bergamo to Angelo Roncalli, who was born there, following his election as Pope John XXIII in 1958.

William G. Connare

On February 23, 1960, Connare was appointed the second Bishop of Greensburg by Pope John XXIII.