POPE JOHN XXIII

Known affectionately as Good Pope John and the most loved Pope in history to many people, on September 3, 2000 John was declared Blessed by Pope John Paul II, the penultimate step on the road to sainthood. Following his beatification, his body was moved from its original burial place in the grottoes below St Peter's Basilica to the Altar of St. Jerome and displayed for the veneration of the faithful. He was Canonized on 27th April 2014.TranscriptionParigi, 21 VII 1948Mgr. Ange-Joseph RoncalliArchevêque titulaire de MesembriaNonce ApostoliqueVivamente ringrazia per il prezioso fascicolo: Bergamo in cifre che fa onore alla Camera di Commercio e al suo illustre e caro Presidente: si felicita dell' aumento dei figli dell'uomo in terra Bergamasca e li augura progredienti senza interruzione in prosperità fisica, in elevazione spirituale. Non sarebbe utile qualche sguardo retrospettivo ? Ai tempi di San Carlo Borromeo visitatore apostolico (1575) Bergamo città e periferìa contava 19.950 e la diòcesi 139.232 … Saluti carissimi + A.G. Roncalli n.a.TranslationParis, July, the 21st 1948Mgr. Ange-Joseph RoncalliArchevêque titulaire de MesembriaNonce ApostoliqueMy heartfelt thanks for the precious booklet 'Bergamo in Numbers' which reflects such honour on the Chamber of Commerce and its illustrious and dear President: Congratulatoins on the increasing number of mankind's children in the land of Bergamo. I wish you continued growth without interruption in physical prosperity, and spiritual elevation. Would, perhaps, a retrospective glance be useful? At the time of St. Charles Borromeo, the apostolic visitor (1575), Bergamo city and suburbs numbered 19,950 and the diocese 139,232. Warm greetings, + A.G. Roncalli n.a.