“The Holy House of Loreto, the first international sanctuary dedicated to the Virgin and, for several centuries, true Marian heart of the Christianity, has always enjoyed special attention by the Roman Popes”. (S. John Paul II). The first recorded and verified visit of a pope can be addressed to Nicholas V in the year 1449 and the west wing of the Apostolic Palace, used as a guesthouse for distinguished guests, also included the pontifical apartment. We still preserve a small part of this flat in the Pope’s room. In their pilgrimages Pius VI in 1782, Pius VII in 1800 and in 1814, Gregory XVI in 1841, Pius IX in 1857, and finally John XXIII in 1962 have been hosted there.
Room 10_ POPE’S ROOM
