Ad Salvandos Asros - For the Salvation of Africa

Series

Series Name

Pathe Super Sound Gazette

Issue

Super Issue No.

33/74

Date Released

14 Sep 1933

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1London’s Legionaries on Parade
2. 2The St Leger
3. 3Tragedy - Most Profound!
4. 4Ad Salvandos Asros - For the Salvation of Africa
5. 5Cigarette or Incendiary?
6. 6The Best Man and Boat Won - But I’m Trying Again!
7. 7Thrills a Plenty

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 7

Summary

Cardinal Verdier, in the presence of vast congregation, invests five priests in the Order of the White Fathers, to be missionaries in the Sahara. The Pathe Gazette is proud to be privileged to make cinema history in presenting such a solemn and moving ceremony, the first ever to be taken in the Basilica of the Sacred Heart.

Keywords

Religion and belief; Newsreels

Locations

Paris

Footage sources

Pathe Journal   Issue No.201

Length of story (in feet)

220

Story extras:

Film clip

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Name

British Pathe Ltd

Email

info@britishpathe.com

Web

https://www.britishpathe.com/

Phone

0207 665 8340

Address

3.29 Canterbury Court
1-3 Brixton Road
London
SW9 6DE

Notes

Pathe now also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.

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