Vatican splendors cleveland

One of the largest collections of art, documents and historically significant objects from the Vatican ever to tour North America is coming to the Western Reserve Historical Society in Cleveland beginning May 31, , for a limited, exclusive regional engagement. People will be able to see some of the world's greatest treasures without having to travel to the Vatican.

Items in the collection — which includes tiaras; mosaics; paintings; works by well-known sculptors; papal rings and jewels; intricately embroidered silk vestments; precious objects from the Papal Mass; armor, swords and vestments of the Papal Swiss Guard; and gifts to the popes from notables such as Napoleon and the Dalai Lama — are on loan from the Vatican Museums, the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, the Office of the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff, the Reverenda Fabbrica of Saint Peter, the Apostolic Floreria, private collections and the Papal Swiss Guard.

The exhibition also features actual objects relating to the election of Pope Benedict XVI, such as election ballots, patens and urns used in voting, a ceremonial vestment and an actual white smoke cartridge announcing the election.

Petersburg, Fla. Paul, Minn. Richard G. She pointed out strong ethnic ties from the Italian and Irish communities to the Catholic Church in the Cleveland area, along with a regional population of many people having a Catholic background. Davis said visitors of all backgrounds will find the exhibit interesting and fascinating from historical and artistic points of view. But everyone is technologically savvy. Other items in the exhibit associated with Pope Benedict include the urn that collected the voting ballots, handwritten parchment on his election and the first papal vestments made for him.

Davis said the essence of the exhibit might be the Mandylion of Edessa, a tempera on linen attached to wood, silver, gilt copper and various stones. Davis said another of the intriguing pieces is the Votive Plaque from the Tomb of St. Peter, circa sixth-seventh century. The artifact portrays two eyes with a cross in between.

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