Chico (cat)
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Chico is a cat
who is the narrator of an authorized biography
for children of Pope Benedict XVI.
The illustrated children's book is entitled Joseph e Chico: Un gatto racconta la vita di Papa Benedetto XVI. The Italian
original has been translated into English
as Joseph and Chico: The Life of Pope Benedict XVI as Told By a Cat.
The character of Chico is based on a real cat, a tabby, who lived in the town of Pentling
, Germany
where Joseph Ratzinger had lived for 20 years before moving to Rome
as a Cardinal
.
The book was written by Jeanne Perego and illustrated by Donata Dal Molin Casagrande. It has an introduction by the Rev. Georg Gänswein
, the Pope's personal secretary.
Cat
The cat , also known as the domestic cat or housecat to distinguish it from other felids and felines, is a small, usually furry, domesticated, carnivorous mammal that is valued by humans for its companionship and for its ability to hunt vermin and household pests...
who is the narrator of an authorized biography
Biography
A biography is a detailed description or account of someone's life. More than a list of basic facts , biography also portrays the subject's experience of those events...
for children of Pope Benedict XVI.
The illustrated children's book is entitled Joseph e Chico: Un gatto racconta la vita di Papa Benedetto XVI. The Italian
Italian language
Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...
original has been translated into English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
as Joseph and Chico: The Life of Pope Benedict XVI as Told By a Cat.
The character of Chico is based on a real cat, a tabby, who lived in the town of Pentling
Pentling
Pentling is a municipality in the Regensburg district of Bavaria in Germany. Pope Benedict XVI has lived there since 1969; he still has his house there....
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
where Joseph Ratzinger had lived for 20 years before moving to Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
as a Cardinal
Cardinal (Catholicism)
A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official, usually an ordained bishop, and ecclesiastical prince of the Catholic Church. They are collectively known as the College of Cardinals, which as a body elects a new pope. The duties of the cardinals include attending the meetings of the College and...
.
The book was written by Jeanne Perego and illustrated by Donata Dal Molin Casagrande. It has an introduction by the Rev. Georg Gänswein
Georg Gänswein
Georg Gänswein is a German Priest of the Roman Catholic Church, and the personal secretary of Pope Benedict XVI...
, the Pope's personal secretary.