The featured image is the most treasured item in the Collection: the Chasuble worn by Pope John Paul II at the closing Mass of WYD Denver. It was a gift given to Father Richard Kunst at the time of the Duluth 1994 event, The Vatican Comes to Duluth, which was a showing of his Collection.
More information about this chasuble and the story connected to its acquisition will follow.
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- Pope John Paul at Closing Mass of WYD Denver in Chasuble
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- Chasuble Worn by the Pope Saint John Paul II For the Closing Mass of World Youth Day, Denver, 1993
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- John Paul II at World Youth Day in Denver, 1993
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- John Paul II at World Youth Day in Denver, 1993
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- John Paul II at World Youth Day in Denver, 1993
Pope John Paul II: Paperweight Commemorating WYD, Denver, 1993
A Paperweight Commemorating World Youth Day Denver
It is all glass crystals with an American Airlines logo on top. The following inscription is on the paperweight:
In commemoration of the flight of His Holiness, John Paul II, from Denver to Rome. 15 of August 1993.
The paperweight was a gift to Father Kunst from Bishop Dennis Schnurr who was in charge of World Youth Day Denver.
Papal Artifacts gratefully acknowledges the contributions of Archbishop Dennis Schnurr to the Collection.
