Benemerenti medal awarded by the pope for long and exceptional service to the Catholic Church. This one is from Pope Pius XII

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Benemerenti medal awarded by the pope for long and exceptional service to the Catholic Church. This one is from Pope Pius XII (reigned 1939 to 1958). Pius XII awarded one of these to Maria Augusta von Trapp 1949 as a recognition for the Trapp Family Austrian Relief Inc., which is an aid programme for depressed Austrians

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Location: Vatican, Rome, Italy
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