The Story of John Paul II’s Blood-Soaked T-Shirt

Sister Beatrice Priori told LaNuovaBQ.it (May 10) the story of the blood-soaked T-shirt worn by John Paul II on 13th May 1981, the day he was shot by Ali Agca.

• The shirt, made by HANRO, a Swiss manufacturer of underwear, is kept in Regina Mundi, the former provincial house of the Sisters of Charity.

• It was rescued by Anna Stanghellini, a former novice of the Sisters of Charity who left to become a nurse at the Gemelli Clinic.

• After her retirement, she returned to the Sisters because she was alone.

• In March 2000, Anna gave Sister Beatrice a white bundle with an envelope on it and said: “Here is the T-shirt that John Paul II wore on the day of the assassination attempt.”

• Before the operation, the cotton shirt was cut off and thrown on the floor together with the blood-soaked gauze.

• Anna wrapped everything in clean gauze and in a white towel and put it in her locker, without telling anyone.

• After the deaths of Anna (+2004) and John Paul (+2005), Sister Beatrice informed Archbishop Piero Marini, Master of Papal Liturgical Ceremonies.

• The shirt was then placed in a side altar in the Sisters' Chapel.

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