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Sankt Gallen
Sankt Gallen (Kanton)

Klosterhof ☒
(Kathedrale St. Gallus und Otmar)

Papst Pius XII

Pope Pius XII

Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli
Rome 1876 - Castel Gandolfo 1958
Pope from 1939-1958
(Wikipedia)

artist unknown
date?

Description

Commemoratieve plaque inside the Cathedral with a relief portrait.

Inscription(s)

UNSEREN
HL. VATER PAPST
PIUS XII
der am ersten christkönigsfest 1926
und am gallusfelst 1929 in dieser
ehrw. kathedrale das pontifikalamt
feierte und unsern oberhirten
dr. aloisius scheiwiler 1930
und dr. josephus meile 1938
die hl. bischofsweihe erteilte
in verehrung u. dankbarkeit
gewidmet von bischof
klerus und volk von
st. gallen

Artist

Unknown artist. Do you know who the sculptor is? please let us know.

Location (N 47°25'22" - E 9°22'35") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: chsg023; Photograph: 6 October 2014
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