On 31 December, the anniversary of Pope Benedict XVI's death, Mrs Clara Miyamoto, a student at the Lateran University and a frequent visitor and benefactor of the Benedict Library, passed away in Rome. Ms Miyamoto, a Japanese national, took an active part in the events of the Roman Institute. For example, she attended the conference in honour of Cardinal Kurt Koch and the recent conference ‘Popes and Vestments’. R.I.P.