Bambino Gesù Hospital to celebrate 100th anniversary with Pope Francis
Over 3,000 employees from the six campuses of the Bambino Gesù Paediatric Hospital, together with patients and their families, are set to celebrate the 100th anniversary of its donation to the Holy See with Pope Francis on Saturday.
14 March 2024
By Sr. Francine-Marie Cooper
In a press statement released on Thursday, the Bambino Gesù Paediatric Hospital informed journalists of an upcoming audience with Pope Francis on Saturday, March 16.
The hospital explained the audience takes place to mark “the 100th anniversary of the donation of the Hospital to the Holy See by the Salviati family, who founded it in 1869.”
The hospital was donated to the Holy See on February 20, 1924.
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