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Abazović pays official visit to the Holy See

Published on: Oct 9, 2022 • 9:00 AM Author: Office of the Prime Minister

Prime Minister Dritan Abazović will pay a two-day official visit to the Holy See, at the invitation of the head of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis.

After the audience with Pope Francis, PM Abazović will meet with Cardinal Pietro Paolin, the Secretary of State, and Msgr. Paul Richard Gallagher, the Secretary for Relations with States.

Abazović and his delegation will visit the Apostolic Library. The Library will present two manuscripts of historical importance for Montenegro. The first is the correspondence of King Mihailo Vojislavljević of Duklja with Pope Gregory VII, dated 9 January 1078, while the second is the original monumental work 'Church Chronicle' by Archbishop Andrija Zmajević, handed over to the Vatican in 1694 personally by the author, and discovered only in 2021 and 2022. PM Abazović will be the first state official of Montenegro to whom the mentioned documents will be presented.

The hosts will give the Prime Minister a tour of the Vatican Museums, the Sistine Chapel, the Vatican Gardens and St. Peter's Basilica.

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