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Show Jttotl dlfU to tho 1'ope. Flo Nono bequeathed to tho church 60,000,000 francs In gold, Loo XIII. has nlmost do.ublcd that sum, which Is deposited de-posited among tho principal European banks. Tho Holy Seo has no dobts, what existed having been all paid by tho present popo. Hero la a list of tho prlnclpnl gifts recolved by Leo XIII. slnco his accession: Twenty-eight tla-i tla-i rns ornamented with precious stones, 319 gold crosses set with brilliants and other stones, 1,200 cups In gold or silver, sil-ver, 81 rings, ono of which, from tho sultan, la worth 100,000 francs; tho largest diamond In tho world, presented present-ed by tho prcstdont of tho Transvaal, and worth 20,000,000 francs; 10 pastorals pastor-als In gold and precious stones; 881 gold or silver stands for tho host; 7 gold or sllvor statues; about 1,000 objects ob-jects of art. |