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BUY - SELL - CONSIGN Current Wants: Autographs, letters, signed photographs and quality memorabilia of Aimee Semple McPherson; Leo X; Mother Teresa; Billy Sunday; Father Divine; Billy Graham; Dennis Cardinal Dougherty; George W. Cardinal Mundelein; Felix R. M. Rouleau, archbishop of Quebec; Kathryn Kuhlman; Bishop Sheen; Mary Baker Eddy; Pope St. Pius X; Clements August Cardinal von Galen; St. Elizabeth Ann Seton; St. Francis Xavier Cabrini; Blessed John Henry Cardinal Newman; Teodolfo Cardinal Mertel; Cardinals Giovanni and Fernando de Medici; archbishops of Canterbury; Blessed John Paul I and II; 16-20th century popes and saints, including St. Padre Pio of Pietrelcina. Please contact us for a confidential analysis of your unwanted autographs and memorabilia. Papal BULL versus Papal BREVE. A summary explanation. A bull was a particular type of charter or formal document issued by a pope. Such documents were issued for many kinds of communication of a public nature, but after the 15th century, only the most formal or solemn of occasions. Modern scholars have retroactively used the term BULL to describe any elaborate document issued in the form of a decree or privilege (solemn or simple) and to some elaborate ones issued in the form of a letter. Popularly, the name bull is used to designate any papal document that includes a lead medal seal with cords or other precious metal seal (the latter are very uncommon). Any subject may be treated in a bull and many were and are including statutory decrees, episcopal appointments, dispensations, excommunications, apostolic constitutions, canonizations, etc. A BREVE became the more common practice in the 17th to modern centuries. This document, often on parchment, was headed with the name of the pope but was signed on behalf of the pope by a senior member of his household or Roman curia. While not as desirable as papal bulls, depending upon their content and condition, may breves contain important historical information and are desirable as such.
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DALAI LAMA, HIS HOLINESS - (1935- ) 14th Dalai Lama. Supreme leader of Tibetan Buddhists. 1989 recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. Historically-important Document Signed. A bank money transfer from the United States to His Holiness, The Dalai Lama, weeks after he fled Tibet to establish a residence-in-exile in India. Document signed April 1959, in the amount of $15,000 US dollars. The Dalai Lama was only 25 years old when he signed this instrument. This may be the first US contribution to aid in the establishment of the Free China Relief Association. One of a kind and highly desirable as such. Some minor paper loss but, overall, very good. Professionally matted in rich siena suede matboard along with a handsome portrait of His Holiness. Please inquire!
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Montini's personal calling card as Substitute Secretary of State, (1938) under Pope Pius XII. Bears three words in his handwriting per sentiti ringraziamente. In very good condition. Accompanied by an original postal first day Habemus Papam cover dated 1963 and a small color print. Ready for your own framing. An affordable alternative to his signature as pope. $ 175
Papal breve dated 8 January 1725. Signed on behalf of the pope by Fabio Cardinal Olivieri (1658-1738) as Secretary of Apostolic Briefs under two popes. Addressed to the faithful of a village in France. Appears to be some form of indulgence. Very stylized chancellery script, crisp and fresh. Comes with a small black and white litho print image of Benedict XIII. Vellum document measures 16"x5.25". Other than usual folds and toning, manuscript in very good condition. Affordable and nice for display. $ 225 (ch) (BENEDICT XIV) (1675-1758) Papal breve dated 19 September 1741, one year after assuming papacy. On vellum, measure 17"x8". Signed on behalf of the pope by Domenico Silvio Cardinal Passionei. Addressed to Petrus Renatus de Grignon, France. Appears to be some form of indulgence or favor granted to the faithful of Anjou. Chancellery script is crisp and fresh and, quite uncommonly, very legible. Reverse has numerous endorsements of ministers to King Louis XI. Merits further research. Other than usual folds and toning, manuscript is in very good condition. $ 250 (ch) BERNARDIN, JOSEPH (1928-96) American cardinal. Archbishop of Chicago. Created a cardinal in 1983. Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1996 for his advancement of social justice causes. Signed postal first day cacheted cover (Christmas stamp) dated 1970. Accompanied by a 5"x7" color reprint portrait. $ 75 Cardinal in the Mme. Pompadour Inner Circle
Autograph Letter Signed Your very affectionate cousin, Ferdinand. My dear Cardinal: I have received, through DuPlessis,* the letter that you were so kind to write to me on the 26th of last month. I am very pleased by your affection and frienship and, I pray you, be persuaded of mine in return, along with the devotion of my whole life. Your most loving cousin** One page with address panel and red wax seal. Written in French from Parma, 1776. We cannot say with 100% certainty, but feel the letter to Cardinal de Bernis was from His Royal Highness Ferdinand, Duke of Parma (1751-1802) whose paternal grandparents were Philip V of Spain. (Ferdinand Maria Philip Louis Sebastian Francis James of Parma (1751-1802). Letter in very good condition. $ 175 *DuPlessis - Emmanuel-Armand de Vignerot du Plessis de Richelieu, duc d'Aiguillon (July 31, 1720 – 1782) was a French soldier and statesman and a nephew of Louis François Armand du Plessis, duc de Richelieu. He served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs under Louis XV, especially at this time. It is important to bear in mind that Cardinal deBernis, while once an intimate of Mme. Pompadour, was banished from court by Louis XV. **the term cousin was used by kings in addressing cardinals. The following excerpt leads us to believe that this letter may have more significance than first meets the eye. It is up to the buyer to draw his/her own conclusions! Charles III (Spanish: Carlos III; Italian: Carlo III; 20 January 1716 – 14 December 1788) was the King of Spain and the Spanish Indies from 1759 to 1788. He was the eldest son of Philip V of Spain and his second wife, the Princess Elisabeth Farnese. In 1731, the fifteen-year-old Charles became the Duke of Parma and Piacenza, as Charles I, at the death of his childless great uncle Antonio Farnese, Duke of Parma. In 1734, as the Duke of Parma, he conquered the kingdoms of Naples and of Sicily, and was crowned as the King of Naples and Sicily on 3 July 1735, reigning as King Charles, although he is contemporarily known as Charles VII of Naples and Charles V of Sicily. In 1738 he married the Princess Maria Amalia of Saxony, an educated, cultured woman who gave birth to thirteen children, eight of whom reached adulthood. Charles and Maria Amalia resided in Naples for nineteen years; she died in 1760. Upon succeeding to the Spanish throne on 10 August 1759, Charles, a proponent of enlightened absolutism, on 6 October 1759 abdicated the Neapolitan and Sicilian thrones in favour of Ferdinand, his third surviving son, who became Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies, or Ferdinand IV of Naples and III of Sicily. Charles III's descendants ruled the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies until 1861.
BIFFI, GIACOMO (1928- ) Italian cardinal. Archbishop-emeritus of Bologna. Created a cardinal in 1985. Typewritten Note Signed, 1996, on his personal calling card. Sends Christmas greetings. Fine. $ 50
Typewritten Letter Signed, one page, 1977, on letterhead of the Secretariat of State. Lengthy letter, in Italian, to the procurator general of the Sulpician Order. In part reads: I acknowledge your letter of 16 September (1977) about the detailed report of the XXXI Assembly of the World Medical Association which recently took place in Dublin. The Secretary of State took sincere pleasure in reading the comments of Professor James Santori, especially with regard to the Code of Medical Ethics. The Holy See puts much faith in the recognition of the rights of patients, those hospitalized and all religious. Please convey to Professor Santori our gratitude for his valued collaboration. As for the question of the will of the managers of the Association in Hanover, we will study that matter and ask that you please keep us fully informed. I gladly take this occasion to join my own congratulations on this report... $ 95
Uncommon autograph sentiment signed and dated Wash, DC, 1934, one year after being appointed Apostolic Delegate. Reads: Wishing you every blessing, +Amleto Giovanni Cicognani, Archbishop of Laodicea, Apostolic Delegate, Washington, DC June 1934. Comes with a 8"x10" black and white silver gelatin silverprint portrait of Cicognani in his role as apostolic delegate. $ 125 (CLEMENT XI) (1649-1721) Papal broadside dated 13 August 1707. Concerns the Society of Jesus in France. Signed for Louis XIV by John Dagobert Anthoine, counsellor to the King. Also signed on the reverse by an abbot who was librarian to the King of France. letter-press imprinted. Measure 9"x14.25". Papal broadsides were ephemeral; that is, they were not intended to serve as permanent records. As was often the case, these broadsides were discarded shortly after their publication. Minor paper loss to right but does not affect any of the print. Usual folds but, overall, in very good condition. $ 295 (ch)
Handsome papal breve on paper dated 1759, and signed on behalf of the pope by Domenico Cardinal Passionei. Breve grants special privileges to Jean-Francois Seguier, (Anne-Marie d'Aignan d'Orbessan) a nobleman in Toulouse, France who was something of a celebrated national historian. The ink and calligraphy are fresh and in a superb state of preservation. One of the nicest breves we have seen from a visual perspective. Comes with a small color glossy print of Clement. $ 225 (ch) 2. Papal breve dated June 1759, one year after being proclaimed pope. Signed by Cardinal Passionei (1682-1761), former pro-librarian of the Vatican Library and a private collector of manuscripts. Addressed to the Archbishop of Toulouse, Arthur de Dillon, granting certain privileges to A. Marie d'Aignan d'Orbessan, president of the Toulouse parliament. Measure 17"x8.5". Usual folds, minimal toning and in remarkably fresh condition for a document of its age. One of the nicest such papal breves we have offered. This document was last on the market 88-years ago when it was offered by the Paris firm of Charavay. Reverse has remnants of a red-wax seal plus brief auction catalogue description. $ 300 (ch) 3. Papal breve dated 1763. Signed on behalf of the pope by Nicolo Maria Cardinal Antonelli (1698-1767). Appears to be some form of indulgence or favor bestowed upon a priest. Chancellery script on vellum, measure 16"x5.75". Other than usual folds in very good condition with no foxing or holes. $ 225 (ch)
Papal breve on parchment, dated two months after becoming pope. Addressed to Jacobo de Fraxino, Clerico. Cameracen (ancient name of present day French archdiocese of Cambrai). Signed on behalf of the pope by Andrea Cardinal NEGRONI (1710-89), pro-datary. Document measures 16"x7". Other than usual folds document is in very good condition. Document has not been on the market since 1924 when it was acquired from the Paris firm of Charavay. $ 200 (ch)
Typewritten Letter Signed, one page, February 1970, as Archbishop of Chicago. Responds to collector-dealer request for his autograph. Accompanied by an 8"x10" color, matte-finish, (unsigned) formal portrait of Cody in full ecclesiasticals. $ 95 CONFALONIERI, CARLO (1893-1986) Italian cardinal. Prefect of the Congregation for Bishops and Dean of the College of Cardinals. Official correspondence card Sacra Congregazione Per I Vescovi on which Confalonieri has sent a note of thanks to an unnamed gentleman. Dated 1970. Accomplished in his typically-florid penmanship. Nice example. $ 95
Handsome formal color litho-print portrait of the cardinal (as archbishop) but signed later on the the lower white mount Terence Cardinal Cooke in peacock blue fountain pen ink. Striking example and becoming more uncommon, especially in this format. Image area measures 5"x7". Overall size is 8"x10". Very good. $ 150 Created a cardinal in 1969. Widely regarded as a holy person by many New Yorkers during his episcopal ministry. Soon after his death a movement was begun to seek his canonization. In 1984, with the support of archbishop (future cardinal) John O'Connor, the Cardinal Cooke Guild was established. In 1992, the Vatican Congregation for the Causes of Saints officially designated Cooke as a servant of god, the first step in the canonization process that one day may lead to beatification and sainthood. It was this dealer's privilege to meet the former archbishop of New York in 1972 after returning from service in Vietnam. Ever gracious, he presented me with a signed heraldic card and a bronze medallion. A very special memory of this saintly man.
Typewritten Letter Signed, one page, 1972, on Secretary of State letterhead. In Italian written to a professor. Reads: This will acknowledge your letter concerning an audience. A necessary prior commitment prevented me from responding more promptly. The appropriate offices have been informed of your forthcoming visit. On your arrival in Rome, please make contact with the Prefecture of the Papal Household to arrange for delivery of your tickets. The audience is scheduled for Wednesday afternoon. Thank you for your good words and I reciprocate the compliments and good wishes and commend myself to your prayers... $ 95
Typewritten Letter Signed, one page, 1967, on Cardinal's Residence letterhead. Responds to well-known autograph collector Selwyn Gamble. In part reads: I would like to send you a longer letter but I have been in the hospital in recent days to have teeth extracted. I was only there a few days but I think the pains and aches resulting from the dental surgery will be with me a long time. At the present time I am in misery trying to wear false teeth. I am confident, however, that if I am true to them they will not be false to me. A wonderful example of Cushing's wit. Accompanied by a small color reprint image from an original oil portrait. $ 125
Signed card, professionally double-matted along with a 4"x6" black and white litho-print image of His Holiness (close up). A striking display. Bold signature acquired 9-18-2006 during a visit of His Holiness to a local university. $ 375 DULLES S.J., AVERY (1918-2008) American cardinal. Former Laurence J. McGinley professor of religion and society at Fordham University. Signed photograph: 4"x6" color litho-print formal portrait that he signed in black marker pen. Dulles is less common among contemporary American cardinals. Reverse of photo card reads: I am not ashamed, for I now whom I have believed, and I am sure that he is able to guard until that day what has been entrusted to me. Follow the pattern of the sound words which you have heard from me, in the faith and love which are in Christ Jesus; guard the truth that has been entrusted to you by the Holy Spirit who dwells with us." - 2 Timothy 1:12b-14. Fine $ 95
Autograph as Archbishop of Krakow With a blessing, Stanislaw Card. Dziwisz February 2011 . Matted with a color image of Cardinal Dziwisz at the tomb of Blessed John Paul II in the grotto of St. Peter's Basilica. $ 100
2. We also have a signature from the closing of a letter. Comes with a small image of the cardinal. $ 65
Autograph quotation signed and dated. Professionally matted with a handsome black and white formal portrait of Gibbons. $ 235
Autograph Letter Signed, 1855, to Alphonse Count Rayneval, the French Ambassador in Rome. Untranslated. Merits further research. Very good. $ 145 Edited the Dictionnaire theologique of Bergier in 1826 and published a subsequent edition in 1843. From these years of his professorship date his clear exposition of the Doctrine de l' Eglise sur le prêt à intérêt (1825), Le Code civil commenté dans ses rapports avec la théologie morale (1827), and Justification de la théologie du P. Liguori (1829). Appointed by Cardinal de Rohan to the post of vicar-general of Besancon where he remained from 1830-35. He then was consecrated Bishop of Perigueux and, in the following year, published his Observations sur la liberte d'enseignement, a protest against the monopoly of the university. In 1840, he was called to the Archdiocese of Reims but his episcopal duties did not preclude continued publication. In 1844, Gousset published his Theologie morale a l'usage des cures et des confesseurs, which ran quickly through several editions. His treatise on dogmatic theology had no less success. Created a cardinal in 1850 and given the church of San Callisto in 1851. In virtue of the Constitution of 1852, he became senator of the empire and, in 1858, commander of the Legion of Honour. His last works were Exposition des principes de droit canonique (1859); Du droit de l'Eglise touchant le possession des biens destines au culte et la souverainte temporelle du Pape (1862).
Typewritten Letter Signed, one page, 1969, on his official letterhead. Thanks correspondent for well wishes on being named a cardinal. He has penned the salutation and signed at the conclusion. Letter reads: I wish I could write a more personal letter than this to thank you for your wonderful message of congratulations on the occasion of the honor the Holy Father has conferred in my person on the Catholics of Scotland. But so many letters and telegrams have already arrived. I am quite overwhelmed. To you, and to those on whose behalf you have written, I want to express my sincere and warmest thanks. Please pray for me. Very good. $ 65 Gray was the first resident Scottish cardinal since the restoration of the Scottish hierarchy in 1875 and, indeed, since the Reformation. HOWLEY, WILLIAM (1766-1848) Archbishop of Canterbury. Postmarked free franked address panel dated London, April 10, 1838. Howe has signed in the lower left hand corner W. Cantaur. Directed to the Rev. C.A. Ogilvie, Dinden Rectory, Wells Somerset. Accompanied by a small black and white print from an original engraving. $ 75 KUNG, HANS (1928- ) Swiss Catholic priest, theologian and prolific author. Highly desirable manuscript, signed and dated 1988. Entirely in the handwriting of the great theologian. Untranslated German. May be an excerpt for a book or sermon. His academic faculties may have been revoked by this date so, possibly, a book in development. $ 300 Celebrated yet controversial Swiss priest and theologian, author and professor emeritus of Tubingen University, Germany. He is, without question, one of the most important and influential theologians of the past century. While Kung has been declared a "priest in good standing," according to the Vatican, he is banned from teaching Catholic theology. He may have been portrayed on screen in Shoes of the Fisherman in the character of Father David Telemond (Oskar Werner). The former papal secretary of state, Angelo Cardinal Sodano has remarked that Kungs has written "beautiful passages on the Christian mysteries." 2. We also have a signed 8"x10" color photograph of Kung. $ 135
133 Year Old Steel Engraving McCLOSKEY, JOHN (1810-85) Bishop of Albany, NY; Archbishop of New York; first American cardinal. Created a cardinal in 1875. Steel engraving bearing a facsimile salutation signature and title below. Circa 1873. In fine condition. $ 40 2. We also have a Currier & Ives, circa 1875, reprint from an original portrait of the cardinal. Handsome for display. $ 35
Handsome vintage sepia-tone photogravure portrait of Manning as cardinal (side profile). Accompanied by a clipped closing and signature from a letter Yours very truly, H.E. Manning. $ 125
Handsome steel engraving bearing facsimile manuscript/signature on the lower mount. Near mint condition. Measure 9.5"x7". Published in 1885 by H.B. Halls Sons, Engravers. $ 65 The appointment of Moran was viewed as a clear policy departure from the previous English Benedictine incumbents (Polding and Vaughan) who were experiencing tension leading the predominantly Irish-Australian Catholics. MINDSZENTY, JOSZEF (1892-1975) Hungarian cardinal. Declared Venerable by the Roman Catholic Church pending further investigation of his life. Typewritten Quote Signed on heraldic-crested card, dated Vienna 1974, the year in which his memoirs were published. Carries the new famous 18 November 1948 quotation upon his house arrest: I stand with God, church and country. Compared to the suffering of my people's fate is my own irrelevant. Professionally matted in red taffeta moire fabric with an original Hungarian commemorative stamp honoring the great prelate. The card was, no doubt, distributed to people who had read his autobiography and this was his acknowledgment. $ 250 Longtime head of the Catholic Church in Hungary. Served as archbishop of Esztergom. Became known as a steadfast supporter of church freedom and opponent of Communism and the often brutal Stalinist persecution in Hungary. As a result, Mindszenty was tortured and given a life sentence in a 1949 show trial that generated worldwide condemnation including a U.N. resolution. Freed in the Hungarian Revolution of 1956, he was granted political asylum and lived in the U.S. Embassy in Budapest for 15 years. He was finally recalled to Rome by Pope Paul VI and, despite many Vatican promises to endorse his work, he was subsequently "exiled" to Vienna where he died in 1975. Detente was deemed more important than religious freedom.
Autograph Note Signed, 1975, on his personal calling card. Exchanges New Years greetings. Mounted to a larger sheet on which is typeset a quotation on "the true meaning of liturgy." $ 65 ...It renders glory to God. Liturgy must be carried out always and no matter what with decorum: even a sign of the Cross poorly made is synonymous with scorn and sloppiness. Alas, after Vatican II it was believed that everything, or nearly, was permitted. Now it is necessary to recover, and in a hurry, the sense of the sacred in the arts celebrandi, before the smoke of Satan completely pervades the whole Church. Thanks be to God, we have Pope Benedict XVI: his Mas and his liturgical style are an example of correctness and dignity... O'BOYLE, PATRICK (1896-1987) American cardinal. Longtime archbishop of Washington, DC. Created a cardinal in 1967. Signed postal first day cacheted cover, honoring st. Francis of Assisi first day of issue (1982). Signed late in life. Accompanied by a Typewritten Note Signed from his secretary and a 5"x7" color print of Cardinal O'Boyle. $ 75 O'CONNELL, WILLIAM (1859-1944) American cardinal. Longtime archbishop of Boston. First Boston archbishop to be named a cardinal. Fountain pen ink signature professionally matted with a quality black and white photogravure portrait of the cardinal. Signature is florid and quite striking. Nice ensemble for display. $ 165 INFLUENTIAL PAPAL SECRETARY OF STATE Beautiful document dated 1829 dealing with the pension accorded a prelate. From the primary document and an earlier one within, it would appear that the cleric, Antonio Buonamici, was one of some importance. This intriguing document mentions 1776, Pope Pius VI, and Bishop Joseph Aloysius Christenti. The document bears a handsome blind-embossed wax seal with the coat of arms of Cardinal Pacca as secretary of state. Merits further research. $ 95 PAPAL BROADSIDES - ARCHIVE OF 11 DOCUMENTS - FROM THE REIGN OF CLEMENT XI, INNOCENT XIII, BENEDICT XIV, CLEMENT XIII
We are pleased to offer a fascinating lot of imprinted papal broadsides of various popes, most of which deal the Society of Jesus in France. A few of the documents carry detailed handwritten notations from counsellors to the King of France or various Society of Jesus officials. They range in date from 1706 to 1761. Some bear blind embossed seals.
Episcopal endorsement on reverse of Benedict XIV papal indulgence One document of Benedict XIV, dated 1751 is three pages (panels) in very good to fine condition. This collection of fascinating documents harken to a particularly turbulent time in relations between the oppressed Society of Jesus and various Roman curial factions. An excellent lot for further research. Very affordably priced for the entire lot.
PEALE, NORMAN VINCENT (1898-1993) Celebrated American minister and author, most notably for his opus The Power of Positive Thought. Signed 3"x5" card accompanied by a handsome 5"x7" black and white photographic print of Dr. Peale seated at his desk smiling for the camera. Nice ensemble for display. $ 65 Although raised a Methodist, Dr. Peale changed his religious affiliation in 1932 to the Reformed Church in America. He enjoyed a 52-year pastorship at Marble College Church, NYC. In 1935, Rev. Peale began a radio program The Art of Living, which aired for an astonishing 54 years.
Signed apostolic benediction. Striking hand-calligraphy in blue and red tones. Granted to Doctor Gennaro Gentile and Irene Casola on the occasion of their marriage. No date. A Felici oval photogravure portrait of Pius XI at the top. Overall dimensions of this handsome signed blessing are 11"x15.25". Bears a huge signature of the pope (measure 4"x2") along with the blind-embossed papal seal to the left. No foxing or toning. Near pristine. $ Archille Ratti was an accomplished scholar, librarian and priest. he held short stints as papal nuncio in Poland and as Archbishop of Milan. As a scholar, he was open to science and research like no other pope since Leo XIII. He fostered and concluded a record number of concordats. Under his pontificate, the 1870 stalemate concerning the Roman Question with Italy over the status of the papacy was finally solved in the Lateran Treaty of 1929 with the assistance of Pietro Cardinal Gasparri and Francesco Pacelli, brother of the future Pope Pius XII. In one of the most important encyclicals on the social order of modern society, Quadragesimo Anno, he stated that social and economic issues are vital to the church not from a technical point of view but in terms of moral and ethical issues involved. He defined fair wages and branded the exploitation both materially and spiritually by international capitalism. RE, GIOVANNI (1934 - ) Italian cardinal. Prefect-emeritus of the Vatican's Conregation for Bishops. Typewritten Letter Signed, one page, 1984, untranslated Italian. Thirteen-line letter in which Re responds to a noblewoman on behalf of the pope concerning a floral tribute sent on the feast of Sts. Peter and Paul. Imparts the pope's blessing to Lady Boffuzzi and her family. In occasione della festivita dei Santi Pietro e Paolo, Ella, insieme con la Signora Andelaide Cocle, ha presentato al Sommo Pontefice un omaggio floreale, quale segno di filiale devotione. Il Santo Padre desidera ringraziare per tale attestato di ossequio e per i sentimenti che l'hanno suggerito, mentre, in cambio, auspica per lei e per la sua amica copiosi favori celesti di letizia e di prosperita cristiana. In pegno di essi, Sua Santita imparte Loro la propiziatrice Benedizione Apostolica, estensibile ai rispettivi familiari. Fine. Cardinal Re, Prefect emeritus of the Congregation for Bishops and President emeritus of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America, was born on 30 January 1934 in Borno (Brescia), Italy. He was ordained for the Diocese of Brescia on 3 March 1957 and holds a doctorate in canon law from the Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome.
On 9 October 1987 he was appointed Secretary of the Congregation for Bishops and titular Archbishop of Vescovìo, receiving episcopal consecration on 7 November. Two years later he was named Substitute of the Secretariat of State, a post he held for 11 years. On 16 September 2000 the Holy Father appointed him Prefect of the Congregation for Bishops and President of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America. President Delegate for the 10th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops (October 2001). President of the Fifth General Conference of the Latin American Episcopate, Aparecida, Brazil (13 - 31 May 2007). Prefect emeritus of the Congregation for Bishops and President emeritus of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America, 30 June 2010. Created a cardinal by John Paul II in 2001. CARDINAL-PRIEST FOR TWO DAYS
Signed photograph: informal 4"x6" black and white glossy closeup, which he has signed on the reverse Benedico, Wladyslaw Rubin. Uncommon in any form. $ 65 Named Secretary General of the World Synod of Bishops in 1967. Created a cardinal-deacon in 1979 by Pope John Paul II. He was named a cardinal-priest on 26 November 1990 but died two days later in Rome at the age of 73.
Typewritten Note Signed, 2003, on his personal calling card. In Italian. Sends thanks for good wishes and imparts his blessing to a young American man. Accompanied by a 7"x5" color glossy image of Ruini seated at his desk writing. $ 65 SAMORE, ANTONIO (1905-83) Italian cardinal. Papal nuncio and curia official. Often referred to as "the Vatican Kissinger." Autograph Note, 1953. Two line note in Italian on his imprinted large calling card. Untranslated. Penned while he was Secretary of the Congregation for Extraordinary Ecclesiastical Affairs. $ 50 Served in numerous nunciature posts: Lithuania, Switzerland, the United States, Colombia. Appointed by Pope Paul VI, Samore played a pivotal role in stemming the tide of Liberation Theology in Latin America. It was rumored he was a contender for the position of Patriarch of Venice. The role ultimately went to the future John Paul I. Samore went into semi-retirement and served as archivist and librarian of the Catholic Church. SCHULLER, ROBERT (1926- ) American televangelist, pastor, motivational speaker and author. Founder of the Crystal Cathedral. Self-Esteem: The New Reformation. Word Books, Waco Texas, 1982. Brown boards. Nearly fine. Dustjacket nearly fine. First Edition signed by Dr. Schuller on front free endpaper. $ 65
Typewritten Letter Signed, one page, 7 December 1992, on official letterhead of the Vatican Secretariat of State. Usual folds but, overall, in near-mint condition. A "circular" letter addressed "Your Excellency," and addressed to a prelate concerning the Vatican's Consolidated Budget of the Holy See for the fiscal year 1993. Requests that the unnamed bishop convey the budget to all members of the local bishops conference. Nicely signed at the conclusion. Seldom do official papal letters, with content, come on the market. This one is quite handsome. Accompanied by a 5"x7" color reprint image of Sodano. $ 75 MARTINEZ-SOMALO, EDUARDO (1927- ) Spanish cardinal and longtime (now retired) member of the Roman Curia. Typewritten Letter Signed, one page, October 1972, acknowledging birthday greetings sent to Pope Paul VI and responding on behalf of the Secretary of State. Signed as assessor. $ 50 Martinez went on to serve as Papal Nuncio to Colombia. Created a cardinal by Pope John Paul II in 1988. Served as Prefect of the Congr. for Divine Worship and Discipline of the Sacraments. Went on to become Prefect of the Congr. of Institutes for Consecrated Life. Martinez also was a close collaborator with John Paul II. de SOURDIS, FRANCOIS D'ESCOBLEU (1574-1628) French Catholic prelate; Archbishop of Bordeaux. Offered here is a two-page document dated 1600. Penned amanuensis and signed by deSourdis and two others. Approximate measure 8"x12". Untranslated. Very good. $ 175
Founder of the Irish College in 1603. Created cardinal priest in the consistory of March 1599 by Pope Clement VIII. Being the eldest son, de Sourdis was not initially destined for a career in the church. He studied humanities at the College of Navarre, Paris, and fought in the siege of Chartres (1591). He was engaged to marry Catherine Hurault de Cheverny, daughter of the royal chancellor Philippe Hurault. During a visit to Rome, de Sourdis met Federico Borromeo and Filippo Neri and was influenced by them to enter the church. He was subsequently named abbott commendatario of Preuilly, of Montreal, and of Aubrac (1597-1600) and created a cardinal priest in the consistory of March 1599 by Pope Clement VIII.
With the aid of a dispensation for being under the required age, de Sourdis was elected archbishop of Bordeaux and primate of Aquitane in 1599. He was proclaimed a cardinal the same year that this letter was written. deSourdis embarked on numerous urban improvements such as renovation of the medieval archbishop's palace, ordering enhancements to the chapel of Saint Michael's Basilica, and the building of the Cloisters of the Cordeliers in the town of Saint-Andre-de-Cubac (which today houses the loca public library) and the church of Saint Bruno of Bordeau. In 1963, deSourdis welcomed Rev. Dermit MacCarthy, a priest of the Diocese of Cork, and 40 companions, who formed the core of the new Irish College at the University of Bordeaux. In 1605, deSourdis became coadjutor with right of succession of his uncle Henry d'Escoubleau de Sourdis, bishop of Mallezais. In 1607 he had the honor of baptizing the Duke of Orleans, second son of King Henry IV of France. In 1615, deSourdis officiated at the wedding of Elisabeth of France with Infant Felipe (future Felipe IV of Spain) and of Louis XIII, king of France, with Infanta Anne of Austrial, Felipe's sister. TAIT, ARCHIBALD (1811-82) Archbishop of Canterbury. Autograph Letter Signed, one page, 1881, on Lambeth Palace letterhead. Responds to an Episcopal bishop in Iowa who sent him a sermon for review. Very good condition. Comes with a 5"x7" black and white glossy photo reprint of Tait in full ecclesiasticals. $ 95 Although raised Presbyterian, Tait entered the Church of England in 1836. After holding several posts he was appointed Bishop of London in 1856. Tait's son in law, Randall Thomas Davidson (future archbishop) published Tait's biography in 1891. According to several published sources "...no archbishop probably since the Reformation has so much weight in Parliament or in the country generally..."
Signed photograph: 8"x10" sepia-tone glossy formal portrait of the (retired) archbishop-primate of South Africa. Signed in black marker pen God bless you, +Desmond, April 88. Fine condition. $ 225 WEAKLAND O.S.B., REMBERT G. (1927- ) Served as archbishop of Milwaukee from 1977-2002. Former abbott primate of the worldwide Benedictines. Signed First Edition, 1992, Orbis Books, Maryknoll, NY. The Education of an Archbishop: Travels with Rembert Weakland, Paul Wilkes author. Dustjacket and boards in very good to fine condition. $ 45 Following his retirement from active ministry, Archbishop Weakland came forth to announce publically his gay identity. More recently, he has authored a book: A Pilgrim in a Pilgrim Church: Memoirs of a Catholic Archbishop.
Autograph Letter Signed, two-sides of small sheet on embossed paper headed York Place, London; 1858. Brief letter to a friend in Rome asking him to assist to young ladies in their travels there and on to Brussels. Mentions being "laid up ever since with influenza..." Signed N. Card. Wiseman. $ 150
Magnificent studio portrait. We cannot say with certainty but believe that Cardinal Zoungrana sat for this photo at the time he was named a cardinal in 1965. He is attired in full ecclesiasticals with ermine cape, watered silk damask cappa magna, pectoral cross. This is a 4"x6" black and white, matte-finish, portrait. Zoungrana has signed the reverse of the photo as has the photographer (a firm in Rome - Crescente). Handsome formal portrait. $ 95
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PAUL VI, POPE - Giovanni Battista Montini - Pope from 1963-78.
(BENEDICT XIII)
(de BERNIS, JOACHIM FRANCOIS PIERRE) 
CICOGNANI, AMLETO
CODY, JOHN
2. Personal calling card of Confalonieri on which he has penned his name. A beautiful example. $ 65
COOKE, TERENCE
COPPA, GIOVANNI
CUSHING, RICHARD
DALAI LAMA,
DZIWISZ, STANISLAW
GIBBONS, JAMES
GOUSSET, THOMAS-MARIE 
GRAY, GORDON J. 
MANNING, HENRY 
MORAN, PATRICK
NOE, VIRGILIO
PIUS XI
RUBIN, WLADYSLAW
RUINI, CAMILLO
SODANO, ANGELO
WISEMAN, NICHOLAS 
ZOUNGRANA, PAUL