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John XXIII, Pope, 1881-1963

 Person

Staff Only

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 6 Collections and/or Records:

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

 File — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents

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

Access Note

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
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,...
Access Note

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
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,...
Access Note

Collection is open for research.

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

Pope John XXIII, 1958-1959

 File — Box 5, Folder: 19
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Collection consists of correspondence, diaries, notebooks, publications, financial records, and photographs of Douglas Woodruff, including records from Woodruff's editorial role at The Tablet newspaper, and his diary kept while in Rome during Vatican II. The papers also document Marie Immaculée Acton Woodruff's charitable work, as well as the Woodruff and Acton family histories through genealogical documents and original papers of the preceding generations...
Access Note

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1958-1959
Found in: / Douglas and Marie Immaculée Acton Woodruff family papers / Douglas Woodruff papers / Photographs

Pope John XXIII, undated

 File — Box 70 (relics), tray: 2, Item: 10-12
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.

Access Note

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, tray: 2, Item: 18-33
Scope and Contents

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

Access Note

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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