Unità documentaria 0326 - Anno Santo 1950

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The coloured postcard, in the form of a triptych (a form of polyptych), displays the Basilica of St Peters togehter with its Square full of pilgrims. When this picture is opened, one finds a portrays of Pope Pius XII kneeling down in adoration at the Basilica and on the lower right hand corner there is his insigna. On the right panel, at the bottom, one finds part of the prayer of the Jubilee Year stating that "may this year be truly Holy for all humanity, announcing a new era of peace, prosperity and progress..."

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