Philippine Cardinal Luis Antonio Chito Tagle visits Milan. The - TopicsExpress



          

Philippine Cardinal Luis Antonio Chito Tagle visits Milan. The first ever Filipino Archbishop and cardinal to preach and celebrate liturgical mass at this ancient See and Cathedral of Milan established by Apostle Saint Barnabas [one of the companions of Saint Paul the writer of the epistles]. Cathedral of Milan has produced famous and well known Archbishops and Popes, amongst them were San Carlo Cardinal Borromeo ( St Charles Borromeo), Ambrogio Cardinal Ratti who became Pope Pius XI was Pope from 6 February 1922 to his death in 1939. He was the first sovereign of Vatican City from its creation as an independent state on 11 February 1929 and last but not the least is Giovanni Battista Cardinal Montini who became Pope Paul VI in 1978 and the first Pope to visit Philippines on 27 November 1970. Cathedral of Milan is the fifth largest gothic Cathedral in the world and the largest Archdiocese in the world.
Posted on: Mon, 10 Mar 2014 23:33:44 +0000

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