Paris Tiara

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Pope Leo XIII in the 1888 tiara.
Pope Leo XIII in the 1888 tiara.

The Paris Tiara is a papal tiara given to Pope Leo XIII by the people of Paris in 1888 to commemorate his Golden Jubilee as a priest.

It was designed and manufactured by François Désiré Froment-Meurice.

As the image right shows, it featured in various paintings of Pope Leo and was heavily identified with him.

It was valued at $250,000 in 1903.

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Papal Tiaras in existence
Tiara of Pope Gregory XIII (1500s) · Papier-mâché Tiara (1800) · Napoleon Tiara (1804) · Tiara of Pope Pius VII (1820) · Tiara of Pope Gregory XVI (1834) · Tiara of Pope Gregory XVI (1845) · Tiara of Pope Gregory XVI (lightweight) · Tiara of Pope Pius IX (1846) · Tiara of Pope Pius IX (lightweight) · Notre Dame Tiara (1850s) · Spanish Tiara (1855) · Belgian Tiara (1871) · Palatine Tiara (1877) · German Tiara (1887) · Paris Tiara (1888) · Austrian Tiara (1894) · Golden Tiara (1903) · Tiara of Pope Pius X (1908) · Milan Tiara (1922) · Tiara of Pope Pius XI (1922) · Tiara of Pope John XXIII (1959) · Tiara of Pope Paul VI (1963) · Tiara of Pope John Paul II (1981)