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Queen Elena of Italy and Crown Princess Marie-José wearing white garments in the presence of Pope Pius XII at the Quirinal Palace on 27 December 1939.. Le privilège du blanc (pronounced [lə pʁivilɛʒ dy blɑ̃]; "the privilege of the white") is a custom of the Catholic Church that permits certain designated female royalty to wear white clothing (traditionally a white dress and white veil ...
Amen. is a 2002 historical war drama film directed and co-written by Costa-Gavras.Based on the play The Deputy by Rolf Hochhuth, the film examines the political and diplomatic relationship between the Vatican and Nazi Germany during World War II.
In Germany the Evangelical Church (itself an outcome of a compromise between Lutherans and Reformed), in general, discarded the old vestments. In Prussia the superintendents now started to wear pectoral crosses, which were instituted by the emperor Wilhelm II. In the Calvinistic "Reformed" Churches the minister wore the black Geneva gown with ...
How much of 'Conclave' was actually filmed at the Vatican? None. "You can't film at the Vatican, ever," says Straughan. "We had to come up with alternatives."
The film's dialogue is a reflection of profoundly different worldviews. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us
Pages in category "German popes" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Pope Benedict XVI;
The day was his 63rd birthday. The conclave of 1939 was the shortest of the 20th century. [1] It was also the last to include all living cardinals. Pacelli was the first Pope born in Rome since Innocent XIII, in 1721, and the first member of the Roman Curia to become Pontiff since Gregory XVI (1831).
It consists of a doubled shoulder-cape (somewhat like a mozzetta) of white silk ornamented with narrow woven golden stripes, so that the colors alternate white and gold. The first layer of the fanon is placed under the stole and the second over the chasuble, under the white pallium. The two pieces of the fanon are nearly circular in shape but ...