Pope Blessing Angus Dei (1959)

Unissued / unused material. Pope John XXIII (formerly Cardinal Roncalli) blessing “Agnus Dei“ (lamb of God) on his 78th birthday, Vatican City, Rome, Italy. Various shots of Pope blessing wax discs bearing images of lamb with cross on one side and saint on the other (these are known as Agnus Dei, Lamb of God). Various shots of Pope giving blessings. Date on dope sheet is 26/11/1959. 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 British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé websit