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Vatican Midnight Christmas Mass

Margaret Bourke-White1944-12

LIFE Photo Collection

LIFE Photo Collection
New York City, United States

Unprecedented Chistmas midnight mass conducted by Pope Pius XII fr. the high altar covered by the Bernini canopy for a huge crowd of worshippers: the first time since Charlemagne's coronation that a Pope has said Midnight Mass at St. Peter's Cathedral.

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  • Title: Vatican Midnight Christmas Mass
  • Date: 1944-12
  • Location: Rome, Italy
  • Physical Dimensions: B/W PRINT
  • Subject Keywords: Buildings, Italy, Interior, Religions, Religious Attendance, Vatican, Papacy, Religion, Mass, Roman Catholic, Church, Services, Pope Pius Xii, Christmas, Vintage Print, 1940s
  • Publisher: TimeLife
  • Usage: For personal non-commercial use only
  • Provider: LIFE
  • Photographer: Margaret Bourke-White
  • Original ID: TimeLife_image_743422
  • Credits: LIFE
  • Copyright: © Time Inc.
LIFE Photo Collection

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