The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-02-17
0BSEQUIES OF THE POPE.
FROM TIE T.iTICiN 10 4 ntRBLE SEP
tLtfiRE ~ 81. PETERS.


The Hody Exposrd UNION 70 He'd OF Cloth of
Purple mud Gold solemn Masses Pro Papa
Defnncto-The Tomb Under the stairs.
t,ot n, ciarj,,,n Go.,no
A soon n the Pope hns ceased 10 live the
Cardinal c;meringr assumes violet costume.
/ the insignia uf mourning. Thea. preceded by
muster vi ceremonies and accompanied by
the tribunal and clerks " the apostolic cham
her. h" goes to the chamber uf The d"ul, where
the ponitp nrrr- of II. Peter are alren'y ass m
hci to gunrd the body Tho body lies ON II bed.
Ar"ra short PRAYER the Cardinal orders tho
VOL To- NV raisnd, ant igps thrre t,m"s Win asl-
i'm. him each tinc W numr. H. then turns to-
ward The assistants and snys TO 'hcm
rapa we're mortu. est
Aftor th"y have rrcitrl the De- Pro.unds he
sprinklr- the corpse with holy water. He then
causes the Master II the thumhpr To- take on
tho ring ~ the Fisher" which Will I've hrok IN
notary Ut th"cnnnhcr rel,.s verbal process ON
h~ knc,s, vcriiyinsili decreased and the drpo-
sitioh 81 tn" riue. The Cardinal then writes Ia
The S'nnioru h"m". notifying him ui th"dcnth
ui HE FUuiin l." announces IL to the city 10y tho
tolins ct IN" lars, bed of the taptpl.wht'h. az
cording - the order OF the Cardinal Wear. +
answered 10y al the bells OF the haslicas and
churches.
Tho senator ~ Rome. tho Marquis Cayactti.
exists now only IN the Naii.rn. and the gr"at
named N,n,uri. lie has hut the tiilr ~, svndir.
Ike the fnO-' humhlD iunctiunury 81 II vlllngc.
and wcnrs Ir, - rnat. instead of the scurlot
togn embroidered with gold. and cap with
:.
The Cardinal cnmerlinrq having retired. the
prnitcn-irr- III St Peter, who nr. Of tho Orlor
OF ~. Francis. wash tho body with rcrsum"l
water. Ancient author, give some y,.rv curious
details of the washing ard cmhalmin /. H. il wns
performed IN ullru tines To-day II IL the
principal surgeon / Hr.hiutro who twenty -fli,.
hours alter the DEATH si-lnd hy ui- col.
lriu.uc-. tlr aia,,hr AIRY ~ the t,alarc and the
nSs '-t.inis " the charihpr makes TIE olruina.
IN tho body md pmhnlm- IT, after taking out
the in.rst.nrs that arr nisp rmhalnrd and
scaled m am urn wl,irn +. Carried l., tli,, Church
Vt -. N,nr'rss, Ann.ta.i~. it the lnp. tired AZ
tho Quir.uni. This church. who's" fu,ndc was
rebuilt by Mnzarin. belongs ~ the parish of tho
gurritt goes io IA .ir mass uii >unitlvs tho POM
IT is said. having hrni.n,d the ran.lty oi a.
communication I, amy prizes, who should ,.el"-
brair mass in The rnval uniac..
Siytu- ' was the rr-' parc who died in the
Quirinul. and whose ,ni.-tiut,s w,.re ,miniulnd
and pluArd in th, Church of IS \iur,.nl,i.
AnnSta~i- II the p,i,e i!cs In the Nati.ru th.
r"mHiu~ ARE puc,d IA tlr Bn- ili "a oi 81 Peter
julius IT.. VIII" died on til" gl-i at February
1873 wa the first Pop, cul aimed in the no,lrru
manner.
When the process VI cnihalininc /. completed
the pvnitpncicr- rrtlu,hr the body Ia the urdi-
nary drrss-n whit, cloth cn--ock n rirdle 81
white siiA with goblin ta~."l- -rtfi,i shor,
Ina ppnitonrI.rs oppose tho body. thus lrre-
ed. upuu u parade h'd covered with "A rlo,h vi
luryis and gold. and SurtnuuuirI hy halla.
ch'n. ~ the FOUR corners burn aiganii.cln-
dlrs The lauii"nrirr- pray aud Ia swiss
form thr guard W To- the uonnui when the
body i, ra;rird 10 thr S.,tiil. ,narcl There