The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-03-18
CORONATION OF LEO XIII.
HOW THE SUCCESSOR OF Plus X WAS INVESTED
WITH THE TIARA.
from the London Times

HOW THE SUCCESSOR OF Plus tx. WAS ANVEeIEO
WITH THE TIARA
From the London Times
ROME, March 8, 1878.
The coronation Of His Holiness Pope Leo KILL was
performed In the Sstine Chapel, with the pomp
and circumstance formerly attending the cere-
monial in ST. Peter's, only 1t was not public,
inasmuch the limited space did not permit
general admission, and for the same reason no
tickets were issued. Tho OF those allowed to
enter were inscribed beforehand list kept by she
Master OF the Ceremonies All Of the Conclave
had disappeared and the chapel in every respect
restored to It's ancient splendor. The Sala Ducale
was fitted up as chapel, and the Pauline
OF the ceremonial formerly performed in the
Clementine and other chapels of St Peters
before the Pope went up to the high altar TO be
bassadors ana ministers accredited W the Holy See
with their ladies and suites, by all the Roman no.
Duchess OF Parma and suite, who occupied the royal
tribune and by three four hundred ladies and gen.
temen as many only as filed all the tribunes without
crowding.
At halt-past nine His Holiness, attended by the
number oil Bishops and other ecclesiastical digni-
taries, entered the sala Ducae wearing gold mtre
Having taken his seat on the throne erected there
he received homage from the Cardinals, and,
rising, pronounced The words, "Sit nomen Dom.
The preliminary ceremonial being completed the pro-
formed IN the following order and passed out
the saa kegia to the Pauline Chapel, and thence
again through the Sala Kegla into the Sistine-
Tie Swiss Guards the Bussolante, the clerks
OF the chapel carrying the Bishops mitre
Pontincal OFFICIALS, the bishops two and two, the
Cardinals In like attended by their chaplans,
ON aad h ss sea
in scarlet the Gabeh The great fans oil ostrich and
peacocks' feathers carried On each SIDE the silver
swords swords As the Pope and his cortege came
into the Sala Regia they formed group
exceeding in magnificent effect anything OF the
same KIND have ever seen in ST. Peters in past
times AS the Pope passed on he stopped three
times by one Of the clerks of tho chapel, who
kneeng, SGT fire to some aax carried on me point:
mournful voice, "Iater sdncte. sac trdnsH gloria
mundi"
Having descended from the sedia gesfdtoria IN the
mdule Sstine Chapel, the Pope after brief prayer,
celebrated by MIN. At the end Of the COMES
sion the first Cardinal Deacon placed gold Nitro on
tho Pope's head ana he ascenced the throne, which
stood OF old on dias on the left side, where SO
many have seen Plus TX sitting. The first Cardinal
Bishop then reciled the customary three prayers
over m which lie rose, and, going TO the foot
OF the altar, kneit ON the step, while the
first Cardinal Deacon removed his tiara, ana the
second invested him with Pontihcai pallium, SAYING
sAccipe paltium sdnctun. plenstadinem Tontifcdt's
oDicii al honoreDs onntpoenis Det ct glorostsstss
Ttryinis Mdrie ejus matris, ct beatorum Apostle.
l0rum, Petrt 81 Paul., Ell sdnctg Romano Ecctesig. "
THIS done the Pope reascended the throne, when the
Sacred College aud all tue ecclesiastlcs present went
up 70 pay nun ana from h tns
double embrace. The bishops kissed his foot
and right knee, and others his foot only The mass
then proceeded, with such differences as were
CURED coronation, the music being splandidly
sung by the old sstine Choir, and particularly the
motet .In diademate capits Aaron' and Paeslrina's
sCorona aurea super caput GUS" At the conclusion
OF the mass Pope the benedctton In front Of
the altar with great majesty u most remarkable
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