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When Cardinal Giuseppe Sarto departed Venice for the 1903 conclave following the death of Pope Leo XIII, it is said that he borrowed £300. What promise did he make?

   Repay the money
   Send the money back
   Return
   Pray for the lender

Your answer was: Pray for the lender.


Answer: Cardinal Giuseppe Sarto promised to return: "dead or alive". He went to the 1903 conclave in Rome, was elected Pope, becoming Pope Pius X. Pope Pius X dies in 1914. Michael Latemore describes how Pope Pius X returned to Venice:

After six months in Venice, Pope Pius X's body was returned to St. Peter's Basilica.

see:
 • James C. Hamilton, Pope St. Pio X & Vatican City Philately
Vatican Notes, Volume 68 Year: 2020 Issue: 386 Page: 10-25
 • Michael Lamothe, Pope Pius X's Return to Venice 50 Years Ago
Vatican Notes, Volume 58 , Issue 343, 2010, Pages 23


Pope Pius X's Return To Venice
Scott # 281-283 (1960)


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