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- ↑ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. XX. 1928. pp. 77, 123. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
- ↑ "E' morto il cardinale Giovanni Coppa, diplomatico e grande latinista. Aveva 91 anni". Faro di Roma (in Italian). 16 May 2016. Archived from the original on 5 June 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2016.