Pope John Paul I
The poem La fede (Faith) was taken up and reused by Pope John Paul I to develop one of the letters contained in the book "Illustrissimi". Luciani, as in the poem, asks himself about faith: about what it is and why some people feel it ardently, while others do not have it at all. Luciani then adds some references to Manzoni. Pope John Paul I (Albino Luciani) recited one of his poems, La Fede, at a Wednesday audience during his brief pontificate in 1978.