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Oct 02

A Most Unusual Addition to the Papal Artifacts Collection Involving Popes Sts. Pius X & the Future Paul VI

The Card Attached to the Zucchetto
Translation

(From)  Giovanni Gornato, cameriere to Pope Pius X.  I give it to brother Alexander, brother-in-law of Don Carlo Pesci on (the occasion of) the death of Signor Alexander on 12/10 or 11. (Year not included.)

A Cameriere means several things in Italian, such as a manservant, a head waiter or a valet.  

So Giovanni Gornato was most likely Pope Pius X’s valet.

And the Documentation that Makes this Item so Rare & So Unusual!

Documentation of this Zucchetto
Archbishop Giovanni Montini
Pope St. Paul VI
July 15, 1955

Father Richard Kunst, Curator:

I have never seen a significant papal relic, which is what this zucchetto is,  attested to by a future pope.

The document accompanying the zucchetto was signed by the Archbishop of Milan, Giovanni Montini, the future Pope St. Paul VI.

The document is what makes this a unique piece.

The seals on the zuchetto are the seals of the diocese of Milan.

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