These slippers of Pius XII were given by his housekeeper, Sr. Pascalina, to Cardinal Spellman. They are now part of a private collection in a convent. Needless to say, they look very comfortable!
Beautiful papal and pontifical items (such as these slippers) should be preserved and not end up on auction sites such as the fate of Cardinal Gibbons' Pectoral Cross: http://www.ebay.com/itm/CARDINAL-GIBBONS-SOLID-GOLD-PECTORAL-CROSS-POPE-PIUS-X-RELIQUARY-VESTMENT-/191714272717?hash=item2ca30fa5cd:g:E9MAAOSwVL1WBdvT
Beautiful papal and pontifical items (such as these slippers) should be preserved and not end up on auction sites such as the fate of Cardinal Gibbons' Pectoral Cross:
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