Picture No | 10640440 |
Date | August 1914 |
Description | Death of Pope Pius X |
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The death of Pope Pius X (Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto, 1835-1914, served 1903-1914 as the 257th pope of the Catholic Church). Depicted here in Venice, riding in a gondola steered by an angel -- he was previously cardinal and patriarch of Venice.
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Source | Illustration by Charles R Sykes in 'The Bystander', 26 August 1914, p448 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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