Wednesday, September 21, 2011

From the Vatican: Fresco of Pius IX Declaring Dogma of the Immaculate Conception


In the Borgia tower; seen is the definition and proclamation of the dogma on Dec. 8, 1854.
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  1. AnonymousSeptember 22, 2011 at 8:08 AM

    I remember visiting this room in 1979, but not this painting.

    A little bit of trivia: guess who held the book that the pronouncement was read from? It was St. John Neumann of Philadelphia!

    Barb

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