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John XXIII, Pope, 1881-1963

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1881 November 25 - 1963 June 3

Biographical note

Pope John XXIII was born Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli on November 25, 1881 in Sotto il Monte, Bergamo, Lombardy, to Marianna Mazzola and Giovanni Battista Roncalli. He was ordained to the priesthood in 1904 and served a number of posts in France, Bulgaria, Greece, and Turkey. He was raised to cardinal in 1953, and elected pope on October 28, 1958. He called the Second Vatican Council in 1962, though he did not live to see its completion, dying on June 3, 1963 of stomach cancer. He was declared a saint in 2013 by Pope Francis based on his virtuous, model lifestyle, and because of the good which had come from his opening of the Second Vatican Council, bypassing the traditionally required second miracle. He was canonized in 2014.

Alternate names

Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Multiple popes, after 1913, undated, bulk: 1926–1968

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: B
Scope and Contents

Popes John XXII, Paul VI, Pius IX, Pius X, and Pius XII. One pope is unidentified.

Restrictions on access

Collection is open for research.

Dates: after 1913, undated; Majority of material found within 1926–1968
Found in: / Liturgy and life collection / Personal devotional and religious objects / By dedication

Multiple saints, between 1934 and 1947, undated, bulk: 1926–1968

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: B
Scope and Contents Includes Saints Agnes, Aloysius Gonzaga, SJ, Andrew the Apostle, Anne, Anthony of Padua, Benedict, Blaise, Brigid, Catherine Labouré, Cecilia, Christopher, Clare of Assisi, Dymphna, Francis de Sales, Francis of Assisi, Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows, Genesius of Rome, Gerard Majella, Gerebernus, Hubert, Jane Frances de Chantal, John Berchmans, SJ, John Neumann, John XXIII, Joseph, Jude, Louise de Marillac, Luisa, Martha, Martin, Mary Magdalene, Michael, Patrick, Paul of the Cross, Peter,...
Restrictions on access

Collection is open for research.

Dates: between 1934 and 1947, undated; Majority of material found within 1926–1968
Found in: / Liturgy and life collection / Personal devotional and religious objects / By dedication

Papal statements: John XXIII

 Sub-Series — Box 519: Series VII
Identifier: VII
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Material culture and pamphlets that document the Liturgical Movement and changes in religious life in the American Catholic Church from the early twentieth century through the implementation of the Second Vatican Council's reforms in the 1960s and 1970s. The collection contains artifacts of many kinds, including badges, bookmarks, candles, chalices, chaplets, crosses, crucifixes, holy water containers, jewelry, key rings, medals, money clips, monstrances, pins, plaques, relics, rosaries,...
Restrictions on access

Collection is open for research.

Dates: undated; Majority of material found within 1926 - 1968
Found in: / Liturgy and life collection / Pamphlets

Pope John XXIII, undated

 File — Box 70 (relics): Series IX, tray: 2, Item: 10-12
Identifier: IX
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Relics in a variety of reliquaries, including badges, crucifixes, devotional wallets, lockets, and reliquary boxes.



Content notice

Some relics include fragmentary human remains.

Restrictions on access

Collection is open for research.

Dates: undated
Found in: / Liturgy and life collection / Relics

Pope John XXIII, 1957, undated, bulk: 1926–1968

 File — Box 58: Series VIII, tray: 2, Item: 18-33
Identifier: B
Scope and Contents

Also feature Mary as Our Lady of Lourdes, Saint Christopher, and Saints Peter and Paul.

Restrictions on access

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1957, undated; Majority of material found within 1926–1968
Found in: / Liturgy and life collection / Personal devotional and religious objects / By dedication

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