US EditionFrom Poland with Love: Pope Leo Reins in a Royal Arabian Gift
The Arabian horse Proton was born and raised in Poland and gifted to Pope Leo XIV as a symbol of goodwill reflecting the Pope's connection to horses, Michalski said.
- On Oct. 15, Pope Leo XIV received Proton, a purebred Arabian horse, presented by Andrzej Michalski at the Vatican just before Wednesday's General Audience.
- Responding to the Pope's exhortation, Michalski said he was inspired by photos from Peru, prompting his gift of a white Arabian horse, honoring the Pope's horseback history.
- Proton's pedigree shows his father came from the United States and his mother was bought from a princess in Jordan, while he was born in Janów Podlaski and raised in Kolobrzeg, Poland.
- Andrzej Michalski said Pope Leo XIV was delighted and smiled brightly, adding the Pope would have ridden the horse if not for the General Audience and plans to visit Castel Gandolfo stables to ride together.
- Michalski said the gesture connects Vatican and Poland and he is preparing a small Polish championship next month for children with disabilities riding wooden horses.
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From Poland with love: Pope Leo reins in a royal Arabian gift
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At his Wednesday morning general audience, Pope Leo’s face lit up with an unusually bright smile receiving a unique donation: Proton, a purebred Arabian horse from a prestigious Polish stable. “When I saw your Holiness on a horse in Peru, I immediately took action!” Andrzej Michalski exclaimed after he, his son and nephew greeted the pope Oct. 15 at the Vatican, before giving him the striking white stallion. Pope Leo XIV poses for a photo as he…
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