POPE PIUS IX SIGNED SAINT GREGORY THE GREAT DIPLOMA – SET OF 5 DOCUMENTS - 1875

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"POPE PIUS IX LETTER - DECORATION OF SAINT GREGORY THE GREAT DIPLOMA TO A FRENCH SUB-PREFECT EMILE GILBERT JOSSON DE BILHELM"
Set of 5 documents relating to the attribution of the decoration of Saint Gregory the Great by Pope Pius IX in 1875, to a French sub-prefect Emile Gilbert Josson de Bilhem
- Original diploma in Latin 41 x 27 cm, particular folding in 6 (folding which seems to be original);
- Model of the decoration attached to the original diploma;
- Official translation into French;
- A procedural document and its envelope;
- Patent of the Legion of Honor authorizing the wearing of this foreign distinction;
JOSSON DE BILHEM. Family originally from Ireland, emigrated to France, and registered in 1 (96 in the Armorial general in the generality of Flanders.
Émile Gilbert JOSSON DE BILHEM -
Roman count (the 1st) (1 October 1886), Knight of the Order of Saint Gregory the Great, Officer of the Academy
Born 25 June 1832 - Lille (59)
Deceased in 1912, aged 80 years old
Prefecture adviser, sub-prefect of Dinan (22), prefect of Yonne
Pope Pius IX -
Elected in 1846, Pope Pius IX served for nearly 32 years, the longest reign in papal history. He is widely considered to be one of the truly great popes, and was beatified - the last step toward sainthood - in 2000. Pope Pius IX is credited with defining the Immaculate Conception, as well as the doctrine of Papal Infallibility.