Born Giovanni Battista Montini. Elected Pope in 1963. As pope, he issued encyclicals for clerical celibacy and against artificial birth control. Vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 portrait of Montini in robes, signed 'G. B. Montini, Archiep Mediolanen' in blue fountain pen. In very good condition, with short tear near right border, creasing mortly to the corners, and flecks of paper loss along one vertical crease. RRAuction COA.
