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tuition provided free assist
ance to the children of the
middle class attending public
schools.
He also was instrumental
In the establishment of the
first school of religion at the
Bergamo Teachers College, OF
the cultural conferences in
the University of Bergamo,
and of the foundation OF the
first circle of young women
In the city and diocese.
In 1920, he gave a main ad-
dress at the Eucharistic Con-
gress at Bergamo, speaking
on 1.-The Eucharist and the
Madonna"
The following year he was
named president Of the its''
Ian Society for Proposition
Of the Faith. He eentralixed
fhs regional esnfers Of the
society. A new constitution OF
ths national council OF the
society was smother Of his &C.
eomplishmsnss while there.
During this time he did con-
siderable travelling, visiting
important esntsrs Of the soei-
ely In italy. France, Belgium
and Holland.
He was named Apostolic
Visitor to Bulgaria in 1925.
On March 10 of that year ne
was eonsecrated Archbishop
Of Areopolis. He continued as
Apostolic Visitor to Bulgaria
until 1880 when he was nam
ed Apostolic Delegate to that
country.
In 1885 Archbishop Roncal-
II was transferred to the Titu-
lar Archbishopric of Mesem-
bria and was named Apostolic
Delegate to Turkey and
Greece. He was also appoint
ed Apostolic Administrators of
the Latin Vicariate Apostolic
of Constantinople. He remain
ed there during the years Of
World War IL.
Near the end Of World War
II, in December, 1914, Arch
bishop Roncalli was named
Apostolic Nuncio to France.
During the immediate post
war years, Archbishop Rom
calli's abilities as a diplomat
won him the respect of the
most diverse political parties
and the nation as a whole. Al
ter he was named a cardinal,
he received his red birretta
from French President Vim
cent Auriol, continuing a ira
dition of four centuries.
His writings include Two
historical studies about The
Berssmo Seminary - one on
IT'S establishment and the sec
end on the Apostolic Vista
tion by ST.. Charles Borromeo.
He hes also written mono
craps on csssrs Cardinal Bs-
ronio and Bishop Rsdini-Ts-
desehi.
In 1855 Cardinal Roncalli Is
sued a pastoral letter warning
the clergy and faithful of the
Venice patriarchate against
the so-called Opening to the
left" a term used to describe
closer collaboration between
Catholic-oriented polite cal
parties and communist and al
lied parties.
He criticized as erroneous
the attitude Of Catholics who,
In the political field, desire
complete freedom from epis-
copal authority, saying:
with regard to Catholics
this constitutes a serious mis-
take and a fragrant violation
al Catholic discipline. The
mistake Is that of practically
sharing the Marxist theology
which is the negation of
Christianity. The violation of
discipline lies in openly dis
obeying the living Church."
A year later when the Ital-
Ian Socialist party held its
convention in Venice, the Car
dinal urged Catholics to give
delegates a friendly reception
but warned anti-clerical So
cialists that "a modern eco
nomic and social system can
not be solidly built on a foun-
dalton which is mot that NJ
Christ
On Easter, 1857, he issued
pastoral repeating his warn
Ing ssainss cooperation with
ths lsffisf parties.
He was awarded the Grand
Cross of Merit by the German
government for aiding Ger
man prisoners of war.
Cardinal Roncalli is a men,
Der Of the Sacred Congrega-
ton for the Oriental Church,
the Congregation for the Prop
agation of the Faith and the
Congregation Of Religious.