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A Tennis Racket and a Collector’s Item: Metz’s Gifts to Leo XIV - VIDEO

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François Grosdidier, the mayor of Metz, presented Pope Leo XIV with several gifts during a welcome at the entrance to the city's cathedral.

The mayor gave the Pope an antique wooden tennis racket, a nod to the Pope's interest in the sport. Grosdidier also presented a medal featuring the image of the cathedral and a special edition Beatus Egg from the local manufacturer Émaux de Longwy. Only 200 of these eggs were produced. The item depicts the silhouette of the Pope against a golden cross on one side and a reproduction of the rose window from Saint Stephen’s Cathedral on the reverse.

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