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John Paul I

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John Paul I

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Auction Date:2010 Jan 13 @ 10:00 (UTC-05:00 : EST/CDT)
Location:5 Rt 101A Suite 5, Amherst, New Hampshire, 03031, United States
Born Albino Luciani. He was elected Pope on August 26, 1978. After Luciani's election, the mood appears to have been one of widespread optimism and John Paul established himself by taking the names of his two predecessors—John XXIII and Paul VI—to represent a combination of their qualities: one progressive, the other traditional. Eschewing the normally lavish coronation, John Paul quickly captured the media's support with an unplanned press conference, but this hopeful mood ended with his sudden death, of a heart attack, thirty-four days later. ANS in Italian, signed “A. Luciani,” one 5.75 x 4 pictured postcard of Lourdes, July 2, 1971. Brief note to his relatives in Italy, written as Cardinal and Patriarch of Venedig, “Un ricordo alla Madonna,” Luciani also address the postcard. In fine condition, with a crease to top left corner, and some light creasing to image side.