Excerpt from The History of the Pope, From the Close of the Middle Ages, Vol. 35: Drawn From the Secret Archives of the Vatican and Other Original Sources; Benedict XIV. (1740-1758)
For the history of the missions use was made of the compilations of Professor Dr. Schmidlin, of Munster.
The motto on p. Vii was chosen by the author himself. He had written in his diary for February 12th, 1923: Coronation ceremony in the Sistina. As I listened to the stirring words of the Gospel Tu es Petrus the thought came into my mind that they were the right motto for the last volume of my History of the Popes.
In accordance with the wish of His Holiness Pope Pius XI., Her Excellency Freifrau Constanze von Pastor dedicated the final volume of her departed husband's life-work to the first Pope and Prince of the Apostles, St. Peter.
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