Vintage Pope Paul VI Medal Charm Size Silvertone w/ Patina

Description

View Vintage Pope Paul VI Medal Charm Size Silvertone w/ Patina with current marketplace pricing, condition, product images and item details. Pope Paul VI, bornGiovanni Battista Enrico Antonio Maria Montini. Vintage Pope Paul VI Medal Charm Size Silvertone w/ Patina.  1/2" dia. Pope Paul VI , born Giovanni Battista Enrico Antonio Maria Montini ( 26 September 1897 – 6 August 1978), reigned from 21 June 1963 to his death in 1978. Succeeding John XXIII, he continued the Second Vatican Council which he closed in 1965, implementing its numerous reforms, and fostered improved ecumenical relations with Eastern Orthodox and Protestants, which resulted in many historic meetings and agreements. Montini served in the Holy See's Secretariat of State from 1922 to 1954, where he was considered as the closest and most influential advisor of Pope Pius XII, who in 1954 named him Archbishop of Milan, the largest Italian diocese. Montini later became the Secretary of the Italian Bishops' Conference. John XXIII elevated him to the College of Cardinals in 1958, and after the death of John XXIII, Montini was considered one of his most likely successors.   Upon his election to the papacy, Montini took the name Paul VI. He re-convened the Second Vatican Council, which had automatically closed with the death of John XXIII. After the Council had concluded its work, Paul VI took charge of the interpretation and implementation of its mandates, often walking a thin line between the conflicting expectations of various groups within Catholicism. The magnitude and depth of the reforms affecting all fields of Church life during his pontificate exceeded similar reform programmes of his predecessors and successors.   He described himself as a humble servant for a suffering humanity and demanded significant changes from the rich in North America and Europe in favour of the poor in the Third World.   His positions on birth control, promulgated famously in the 1968 encyclical Humanae vitae were often contested, especially in Western Europe and North America. The same opposition emerged in reaction to the political aspects of some of his teaching. Pope Francis confirmed Paul VI's canonization which is to be celebrated in late 2018. #197 Condition: Used. Category: Collectibles › Religion & Spirituality › Christianity › Medals.