Blessed Pope Paul VI

Giovanni Conservo  (1935 - 2010)

Papa Paolo VI

1977

Aquarelle on panel

30 x 25 cm

Centro studi "Paolo VI" sull'arte moderna e contemporanea,  Concesio

Aldo Carpi (1886–1973)

Paolo VI e Athenagora

1968

Oil on canvas

80 x 80 cm

Centro studi "Paolo VI" sull'arte moderna e contemporanea,  Concesio

Pietro de Paolis

Portrait of Paul VI with Mitre

1970

Dry pastel on panel

50 x 35 cm

Centro studi "Paolo VI" sull'arte moderna e contemporanea,  Concesio

Dina Bellotti 1912 - 2003

Paul VI in audience

1968 - 70

Tempera on panel

130 x 200 cm

Centro studi "Paolo VI" sull'arte moderna e contemporanea,  Concesio

THe good news is that Pope Francis will beatify Paul VI on 19th October

A much underestimated Pope whom Pope Benedict XVI held in the highest esteem and for whom he began the process of "rehabilitation" in 2008/9

There are some who will not welcome this decision

However his personal piety is beyond doubt

Pope Pius XII made him Archbishop of Milan and offered him a red hat which he turned down. It is difficult to believe that Pius XII would have done this if he had any doubts about his personal character

Saint Pope John XXIII held him in high esteem. He elevated him to the cardinalate and summoned him to his deathbed

He transformed the Church while adhering to the essentials of Tradition