[meteorite-list] Catalog of the Vatican State Meteorite Collection

[Gerald Flaherty]

Thank you Martin, I vaguely remember this info from a post during Pope 
Paul's illness but this reminder should be valuable to all open minded list 
members.
Jerry--- Original Message ----- 
From: "Martin Horejsi" <martinh at isu.edu>
To: <bernd.pauli at paulinet.de>
Cc: <Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 4:44 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Catalog of the Vatican State Meteorite 
Collection


> Howdy Folks and Others,
>
> Thank you Bernd for the helpful links. And for those who have not yet read 
> Brother Guy's books, might I suggest reading 'Brother Astronomer' (which I 
> believe O. Richard Norton reviewed for the journal Meteorite of which 
> Brother Guy has stared on the cover) and 'Turn Left at Orion'.
>
> The Vatican Meteorite Collection essentially came into formal existence in 
> 1905 when Adrien-Charles, Marquis de Mauroy made a donation of 158 
> meteorite specimens to Pope Pius X. The Marquis had been instrumental in 
> providing the Vatican an extensive collection of minerals prior to the 
> first contribution of meteorites.
>
> The first catalogue of the Vatican's meteorites appeared in 1912, and the 
> collection has grown over the years primarily through generous donations.
>
> I believe the collection is still housed in the Vatican Observatory at 
> Castle Gandolfo. And due to the nature of the meteorite's ownership, it 
> is, of course, considered a private collection.
>
> I hope this posting helps clarify the misinformation currently in 
> circulation.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Martin
>
>
>
>
> On Apr 20, 2005, at 1:44 PM, bernd.pauli at paulinet.de wrote:
>
>> Hello All,
>>
>> http://utenti.lycos.it/Meteoriteman/index.htmlVATICAN
>>
>> Just got a private mail from List member Matteo that he is
>> the author of that site and that he will publish an updated
>> version as soon as possible. Thank you, Matteo!
>>
>> Hello Tom,
>>
>> We should refrain from saying or writing things that may or
>> might or probably surely will hurt somebody else's feelings, in
>> this case religious feelings or religious beliefs. Let's keep
>> the "Pope Thread" off this list. I am a Protestant, not Catholic
>> but I am with Mike Farmer on this topic: "That is not a meteorite
>> topic".
>>
>> Brother Consolmagno, whom most of us know (not in person), is
>> the curator of the Vatican State Meteorite Collection, and we
>> may assume that he and / or his predecessors legally acquired
>> these meteorites through trades and purchases.
>>
>>> God is not going to give the pope anything
>>
>> That's once again a very personal perspective that I won't comment on.
>>
>> But here's a personal comment from Brother Consolmagno regarding
>> meteorites that I like very much because it connects religion and 
>> science:
>>
>> "by seeing how God created the universe I get a flavor of God's 
>> personality."
>>
>> More about Brother Consolmagno here:
>>
>> http://clavius.as.arizona.edu/vo/R1024/GConsolmagno.html
>>
>> and about Vatican Science (including meteorites):
>>
>> http://www.acfnewsource.org/science/vatican_science.html
>>
>>
>> Best wishes,
>>
>> Bernd
>>
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