Reference code
IE CA CP/3/16/29/15
Title
The Tomb of Pope Pius X
Date(s)
- 1951 (Creation)
Level of description
Part
Extent and medium
Black and white print
Name of creator
(24 November 1900-26 July 1970)
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Scope and content
A photographic print of the tomb of Pope Pius X in the crypt below Saint Peter’s Basilica. An annotation on the reverse reads ‘Body of Pius X being removed for placing in crystal casket. Many Irish pilgrims prayed here’. The photograph is credited to G. Felici, Pontificia Fotografia, Rome.