Pius Xii Coronation Anniversary (1956)

Vatican, Rome, Italy. LV. Interior of St. Peter’s Church, Rome, showing mass crowd. SV. Altar. LV. The Papal procession, & GV. & SV. SV. The top of the altar. GV. The Pope Pius XII (Eugenio Pacelli) passing in his chair past the altar. GV. The chair being lowered to the floor. GV. Priests kneeling. LV. The audience, Vatican Guards in the foreground. LV. & CV. The priests at the altar. GV. Papal dignitaries and priests arising from their knees. TV. The Pope leaving the ceremony in his chair. (Dupe Neg.) (Title Scene “B“) FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont