Overview
- Description
- Consists of digital images of selected records from the Archives of the Apostolic Delegation in Jerusalem and Palestine related to the Papacy of Pope Pius XII from the files of Mons. Gustavo Testa, Mons. Arthur Walter Hughes, and Mons. Silvio Oddi, papal nuncios and delegates to Palestine and Jerusalem (AAV, Arch. Deleg. Gerusalemme e Palestina). The selected records consist of communication to and from the Apostolic Delegation with the Secretary of State of the Holy See; various reports and documentation on the political situation in Palestine and in Jerusalem in particular, including schools, churches, clergy, Zionism, immigration to Palestine, and the local Arab population; requests for information on missing persons following the sinking of the Patria in the port of Haifa; news about Jews interned and requests for repatriation to Palestine; requests for information from the Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem (Dr. Herzog) on the condition of Jews in various nations (includes newspaper clippings); communication with the apostolic delegations in various other countries; reports on the 1948 war; communication about holy sites, and documentation on a variety of other topics. The collection comprises records selected for digitization by representatives of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum from the Vatican Apostolic Archives based on perceived relevance to the history of the Holocaust and its aftermath.
(See Indice 1241 - Archivio della Delegazione Apostolica in Gerusalemme e Palestina, by Simone Venturini, 2007) - Alternate Title
- Archivio della Delegazione Apostolica in Gerusalemme e Palestina (1939-1957)
- Date
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inclusive:
1927-1960
- Collection Creator
- Gustavo Testa
Arthur W. Hughes
Silvio Oddi - Biography
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Mons. Gustavo Testa (1886-1969) was born in Boltiere, Italy, ordained as a priest in 1910, and entered the diplomatic service of the Holy See in 1920. On June 15, 1934 Mons. Gustavo Testa was appointed Apostolic Delegate of Egypt, Arabia, Eritrea, Abyssinia, Palestine, Transjordan and Cyprus and Titular Archbishop of Amasea. Returning to Rome in 1941, he was again Apostolic Delegate from 1947 until February 11, 1948, when the Delegation of Palestine, Transjordan and Cyprus was separated from Egypt and set up autonomously with headquarters in Jerusalem. Mons. Gustavo Testa was its first delegate. He was then Nuncio to Switzerland and was made Cardinal in 1959. He headed the Congregation for the Oriental Churches from 1962 to 1968.
(Indice 1241 - Archivio della Delegazione Apostolica in Gerusalemme e Palestina, by Simone Venturini, 2007)
Mons. Arthur Walter Hughes (1902-1949) was born in London and ordained a priest in 1927. His first missionary posting was in Uganda from 1933 to 1942. He then functioned as papal representative in British-occupied Egypt though he lacked the title. Pope Pius XII appointed him titular archbishop of Hierapolis and Apostolic Delegate to Egypt in 1945 and titular archbishop of Aprus and Apostolic Internuncio to Egypt in 1947.
(Indice 1241 - Archivio della Delegazione Apostolica in Gerusalemme e Palestina, by Simone Venturini, 2007)
Mons. Silvio Oddi (1910-2001) was born in Morfasso, Italy, and ordained a Catholic priest in 1933. He entered the diplomatic service of the Holy See in 1936 and was assigned to the Apostolic Delegation to Iran. He held similar positions in Syria and Lebanon; Egypt; France; Yugoslavia; Palestine, Transjordan, and Cyprus; Egypt; and Belgium and Luxembourg. On July 30, 1953 Mons. Silvio Oddi was appointed Apostolic Delegate of Palestine until January 12, 1957, when he was succeeded by Mons. Giuseppe Sensi. He participated in the Second Vatican Council, and Pope Paul VI created him a cardinal in 1969.
(Indice 1241 - Archivio della Delegazione Apostolica in Gerusalemme e Palestina, by Simone Venturini, 2007)
Physical Details
- Extent
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7,867 digital files : JPEG.
- System of Arrangement
- Collection retains source arrangement by box, file, and page number (fascicolo/folio). Records from boxes 1-8 and 12-17 pertain to the nunciature of Mons. Gustavo Testa, records from boxes 9-11 pertain to Mons. Arthur Hughes, and records from boxes 18-23 pertain to Mons. Silvio Oddi.
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- This material can only be accessed in read-only format in the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) reading room at the David and Fela Shapell Family Collections, Conservation and Research Center. The collection cannot be copied, scanned, reproduced, published, downloaded, or sent. Users will be required to fill out and sign an internal USHMM User Declaration in which the restrictions on access and use are listed.
- Conditions on Use
- The collection can only be used for temporary research and study activities carried out within the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM). The collection cannot be used for editorial and/or professional purposes, including, but not limited to, publications and temporary exhibitions. The collection cannot be altered in any way. The collection cannot be shared outside of the USHMM. The USHMM is responsible for its users. Users will be required to fill out an internal USHMM User Declaration in which the restrictions on access and use are listed. Users must contact the AAV to request duplicate scans of documents and usage permission.
- Copyright Holder
- Archivio Apostolico Vaticano
Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- Diplomatic and consular service.
- Geographic Name
- Jerusalem (Israel) Palestine. Vatican City.
- Personal Name
- Pius XII, Pope, 1876-1958.
- Corporate Name
- Catholic Church
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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Archivio Apostolico Vaticano
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum received this collection from the Vatican Apostolic Archives (Archivio Apostolico Vaticano) in 2022 as part of the Museum’s Vatican Archives Initiative. The Museum sent a team of scholars and archivists to Vatican City to survey the Vatican’s archival materials for the pontificate of Pope Pius XII (1939-1958), to which Pope Francis granted access in March 2020. The Museum’s team selected portions of the archives for digital imaging to make accessible in Washington, DC in support of rigorous scholarship, education, and interpretation. These new resources will continue the Museum’s extensive work with theologians, clergy, and scholars who are interested in the role of Christianity and Christians, in particular the Catholic Church and its views of Jews historically and during the Holocaust.
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- 2024-05-21 13:33:45
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