A German Cake Offered to Pope Leon, Too Fragile to Transport by Plane, Was Taken to Rome with an Official Car
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A traditional Christmas fruit cake (stollen), prepared in the Erzgebirge region of eastern Germany and intended to be offered to Pope Leon XIV, was transported to Rome in an official vehicle, the authorities of Dresden, the capital of Saxony, according to DPA, announced on Tuesday.
Instead of flying by plane, a commercial car brings the four-kilometre gift from the Erzgebirge to the Vatican. The Saxon State Chancellery explains the unusual transport.
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A traditional Christmas fruit cake (stollen), prepared in the Erzgebirge region of eastern Germany and destined to be offered to Pope Leon XIV, was transported to Rome...
A stoll of about four kilograms, prepared in the Erzgebirge region of eastern Germany, was transported to Rome in an official vehicle to be offered to Pope Leon XIV, reports DPA. Traditional Christmas cake was considered too fragile for air transport, according to the Chancellorship of Saxony. Prime Minister Michael Kretschmer, took the gift [...]
Dresden/Rome. A Christstollen from the Erzgebirge was transported from Dresden to Rome by private car. About four kilograms of pastry was intended as a guest gift for Pope Leo XIV. According to the Saxon State Chancellery, the tunnel was unsuitable for taking with the aircraft: it was too large for the cabin, but too fragile for the luggage compartment. Saxony's Prime Minister Michael Kretschmer had brought the gift to a private audience in the …
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