Augustin Bea, S.J., was a German Jesuit priest, cardinal, and scholar at the Pontifical Gregorian University, specialising in biblical studies and biblical archaeology. He also served as the personal confessor of Pope Pius XII.
Augustin Bea
Cardinal Bea liked to visit his native Black Forest
Pope John XXIII was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 28 October 1958 until his death in June 1963.
Official photograph, 1958–1963
Pope John XXIII
The young Roncalli
Roncalli as Patriarch of Venice