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Genealogy research groups find out Pope Leo XIV's grandfather had a dual identity (www.ancestry.com)

submitted 1 month ago by Microw@lemm.ee to c/genealogy@lemmy.world

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One Man, Two Identities: How Salvatore Giovanni Riggitano lived his life as John R. Prevost

On May 13th 2025, a team of researchers from The Genealogy Discord successfully broke through the Prevost brickwall in Pope Leo XIV’s family tree, via a WW1 draft card.

At the same time, a team at Ancestry.com arrived at the same conclusion independently via an Alien registration record.

Article by Ancestry.com: https://www.ancestry.com/c/ancestry-blog/entertainment-and-culture/pope-leo-xiv-sicilian-roots

Paper by The Genealogy Discord: https://docs.google.com/viewerng/viewer?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscordgenealogy.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2025%2F05%2FPope_Leo___Case_Study.pdf

Youtube livestream with members of both research teams: https://www.youtube.com/live/kZcRfBdB2Ls

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[–] Microw@lemm.ee 2 points 1 month ago

Taking your mother-in-law's maiden name is also an.. interesting move