6 November 2007
Meeting with Pope Benedict XVI
Becomes the first Saudi monarch to meet a pope.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Vatican City in Saudi Arabia. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Becomes the first Saudi monarch to meet a pope.
Supports diplomatic preparation for the landmark Vatican meeting.
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