grandnephew of Pope Paul VI. marries his life partner – Italy

2023-06-03 18:36:40

Dominik Straub from Rome

It acted like the “Corriere della Sera” wrote about a “simple ceremony with only a few guests” near Brescia in northern Italy. The two “sposi” (newlyweds) were not married by the priest in the church, but by the mayor in a private villa. A simple civil wedding “A maximum of 250 people have gathered to celebrate what will probably be remembered as the most beautiful day in the lives of the two young people,” continues the “Corriere della Sera” poetically. 250 people, well At an Italian wedding, this still goes through as a wedding in the closest family circle.

Giulio and Matteo said yes on June 2, “Republic Day”. Despite the modest setting by Italian standards, the wedding did not go unnoticed outside of the closed society. That’s because of Giulio’s last name: he’s a Montini. This name has a special ring in Italy and especially in Brescia. Because one of the most famous sons of the city also wore it: Giovanni Battista Montini, better known by his papal name Paul VI. Montini had led the Catholic Church from 1963 until his death in 1978, and he had one brother, Ludovico Montini. The latter, in turn, is Matteo’s grandfather: the groom is therefore a great-nephew of Paul VI.