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Raniero Mancinelli is an Italian tailor. He dressed Pope John Paul II, Pope Benedict XVI, and Pope Francis.
Biography
[edit]Mancinelli began tailoring when he was fifteen years old, working alongside his father.[1] He has designed cassocks for popes, including John Paul II, Benedict XVI and Francis, for over fifty years.[2] He operates out of a shop in Borgo Pio, near the Vatican City.[3] He also designs clothes for cardinals.[1]
In 2025, he designed three cassocks for the successor of Pope Francis to wear inside the "room of tears", next to the Sistine Chapel, following his election as pope.[4][5] He was not hired by the Vatican to make the cassocks for the future pope.[6]
References
[edit]- 1 2 Barone, Camillo. "Tailor of history: Meet the man who dresses popes". National Catholic Reporter.
- ↑ "Papal tailor has next pope's cassock 'almost ready' in 3 different sizes". Catholic News Agency.
- ↑ "Whose outfit will new pope wear?". Herald Malaysia Online.
- ↑ "A tale of two papal tailors in Rome, one happy, one not so much". May 4, 2025 – via www.theglobeandmail.com.
- ↑ Williams, Megan (5 May 2025). "Ahead of conclave, this Italian tailor is making 3 different sizes of cassocks". CBC News. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
- ↑ "Pope tailors aren't expecting a typical order for cassocks to outfit the new pontiff". America Magazine. May 1, 2025.