Cardinal's Biretta from hands of French PresidentPhoto shows:- M.Vincent Auriol placing the Biretta on Mgr.Roncalli's head in the background can be seen the ambassadors of Canada. Turkey and Italy. Front, Left, is the Pope's representative Mgr.Testa.On Thursday at a ceremony in the Salon Des Ambassadors in the Palais De L'Elysee. The French president presented, on the Pope behalf, a Cardinal's Biretta to Monsigneur Roncalli. Mgr.Roncalli is the Apostolic ***** in France. January 17, 1953. (Photo by Paul Popper).
Cardinal's Biretta from hands of French PresidentPhoto shows:- M.Vincent Auriol placing the Biretta on Mgr.Roncalli's head in the background can be seen the ambassadors of Canada. Turkey and Italy. Front, Left, is the Pope's representative Mgr.Testa.On Thursday at a ceremony in the Salon Des Ambassadors in the Palais De L'Elysee. The French president presented, on the Pope behalf, a Cardinal's Biretta to Monsigneur Roncalli. Mgr.Roncalli is the Apostolic ***** in France. January 17, 1953. (Photo by Paul Popper).