Sainted Pope Pius X Funeral: Back To Venice (1959) | British Pathé
Pope John XXII and twenty Catholic Cardinals are seen giving tribute to St. Pope Pius X in his crystal casket in this archive footage from 1959 as his body is brought back to Venice, Italy. For Archive Licensing Enquiries Visit: https://goo.gl/W4hZBv Explore Our Online Channel For FULL Documentaries, Fascinating Interviews & Classic Movies: https://goo.gl/7dVe8r #BritishPathé #History #Catholic #Pope #Church #Funeral #Venice #Italy Subscribe to the British Pathé YT Channel: https://goo.gl/hV1nkf (FILM ID:2718.09) Unissued / unused material. Body of sainted Pope Pius X back to Venice, Italy. Various shots Pope John XXIII and twenty Cardinals paying homage to St. Pope Pius X's body in crystal casket. Pope John kneeling and saying a prayer. CU Swiss Papal guard. LS Italian guards looking out of train window. CU guards. LS train pulling out of station. CU Pope John. MS train pulling out of station. MS Pope John. Various shots train moving out of station. LS Papal guards. Various shots of Pope John climbing into car, top being closed of car. LS St. Peter's cathedral (in evening). Various shots guards. Various shots Pope Pius X's embalmed body lying in casket. LS pallbearers, standing by casket. CU guard. LS train standing in station. Various shots of Pope John kneeling by casket saying prayer. CU guard. Various shots Pope John walking around casket spraying incense, LS Pope giving blessing. MS Pope kneeling by casket. Pope John - formerly Cardinal Angelo Guiseppe Roncalli. Date on dope sheet is 13/04/1959. BRITISH PATHÉ'S STORY Before television, people came to movie theatres to watch the news. British Pathé was at the forefront of cinematic journalism, blending information with entertainment to popular effect. Over the course of a century, it documented everything from major armed conflicts and seismic political crises to the curious hobbies and eccentric lives of ordinary people. If it happened, British Pathé filmed it. Now considered to be the finest newsreel archive in the world, British Pathé is a treasure trove of 85,000 films unrivalled in their historical and cultural significance. British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 120,000 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 1979. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website. https://www.britishpathe.com/






