Papal Retrospective : Pope Pius XI : 2

Pope Pius XI 1922 - 1939.

On 6th February, 1922, ACHILLE RATTI, Cardinal-Archbishop of Milan, was elected Pope by the College of Cardinals and took the name Pius XI. 

An informative account of his life and work can be found here.

We are pleased to present some liturgical images, as follows.

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Coat of Arms of Pope Pius XI

Pope Pius at the Holy Door in S' Peter's 1925.

In S' Peter's Basilica.

The Sistine Chapel 21st July, 1929:
Pope Pius consecrates Idelfonso Schuster OSB as Archbishop of Milan.
A week before, the Pope had Elevated Dom Idelfonso to the College of Cardinals.
Cardinal Schuster was Beatified in 1996. 

Pope Pius presiding at the celebration of Maundy Thursday
in the Sistine Chapel.  We are used to the ceremonies of Holy Week
being celebrated in S' Peter's Basilica or in the Square, but this is of recent origin.
The principal ceremonies of the Church's Year were always celebrated
by the Pope in the Sistine Chapel.

Another Episcopal Consecration by Pope Pius in the Sistine Chapel.

The Sistine Chapel, 1929.
Pontifical Solemn Mass being celebrated in the presence of Pope Pius.

The Sistine Chapel, 1929.
Pontifical Solemn Mass being celebrated in the presence of Pope Pius:
during the Singing of the Gospel.

Portrait of Pope Pius towards the end of his Pontificate.

Medal of Pope Pius XI.

The Tomb of Pope Pius XI in the crypt of the Vatican Basilica.