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(14 Apr 1959)
The body of Pope Pius X begins its journey towards the city of Venice where it will be kept for a month and then will be returned to Rome. The journey started from the Vatican city railway station which is only used for loading and unloading freight. The embalmed body of the saint, Pope Pius X was carried in secret from the Vatican where it was kept in a railway coach which had been transformed into a Chapel for the occasion. Pope John 23 climbed into the Chapel and blessed the body and remained in prayer.
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