Monday 9 January 2023

In Memory Benedict XVI : 9


Pope Benedict XVI vestments
In S' Peter's 2012.
Amongst the many remarkable liturgical features of Benedict XVI's Pontificate was the rather singular distinction of having used more mitres as Pope than all of his predecessors of the last 200 hundred years put together!   The mitres of Pope Benedict fell (almost) into two categories: those used during the tenure of Marini the First (Piero Marini) and those used during the tenure of Marini the Second (Guido Marini).

In our previous post, we detailed vestments given to Pope Benedict during his visit to Venice in 2011, including a mitre.  In this post, we shew further similar mitres of Pope Benedict, all of Italian manufacture.  All of these mitres are firmly based in Mediaeval exemplars and are tastefully ornamented with precious stones.


Pope Benedict XVI vestments
In S' Peter's 2009.


Pope Benedict XVI vestments
Papal Mass in Genoa 2008.


Pope Benedict XVI vestments
Papal Mass San Marino 2011.


In S' Peter's 2009.