Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1893-08-02
SUMMER HOME OF rHs Pope.


Park. Built in 1850.
A. Is his custom every summer when
.he great heat makes the vatican com
parativeiy uncomfortable. the pope j.
about To take up his abode in the beau.
tiful house built by Plus ~ in the
Vatican park. The summer palace has
been repaired and adorned in the
course OF the present spring, and is now
more attractive in appearance than
ever before.
The palace" says a correspondent
OF the Berlin Boursen- Courier. was
built by Pirro Ligario in 1860. by com.
mand OF Pope Plus ~, who belonged
to the Medici family. Only a few
popes have used il, although cardinals
and relatives of the head OF the church
have lived in it at various times. In
1898 Pope Leo MI. ordered the house
remodcled. Before the work was fin.
ished, however. he died
1T is worthy of mention ut thi.
point that Leo XII. was the first pro
tector of Father Pecci This priest,
when he assembled the papal throne
later, assumed tho name OF Leo out of
gratitude 90 his predecessor. In the
first year of his pontiiicate Leo XIII
faithfully believed that his voluntary
imprisonment would soon end and al.
low him 20 pass the hot seasons az Cas-.
tclgondolfo or at Subiaco. Not until
this dream was shattered did he take
advantage OF the presence OF the sum.
mer house of the Medici pope. The pal.
ace contains cellars-uSed as Kitchens.
dining-roomS. etc--a parterrc and
covered "loggia" in which are the
rooms for the servants In the parterre
is a museum containing statues and
other works OF art At the entrance
10 the museum Is q small but bcauti-
fully worked statue representing n dy-
ing zouave. IL bears the inscription.
''The zouave suffering the martyr
death Long live the Pope, King, our
Holy Father, Plus IX.r In the first
story of the palace is recep-
ton salon, handsomely and newly
decorated, from which one gains
access in the other rooms. At the right
/ Is the sleeping chamber OF the Popc's
| body chamberlain. Opposite the en-
trance is the throne-room. which serves
as audiencc-room on extraordinary oc-
casions. At the left Of this Is spiral
hallway leading 10 the private cabinet
where His Holiness receives the cardi-
nails and prelatcs. Further TO the left
is the study OF the Pope, which Is con-
nectcd with the Papal bedroom. In
| the bedroom stands an iron bedstead.
THE dining-room,n adds the CORE
| spondcnt, sis simply decorated. TWAS
| supplied this year for the first time
] with all necessary furniture The pal
ace is surrounded by a stone wall. at
the front OF which Is a handsome
| 'loggia. It's entrance is IN the form OF
an amphithcater In the middle OF the
loggia' is fountain which throws the
water about in the form OF cross.
/ Opposite the 'loggia' Is the so-called
Medici park. In the center of this
| park Is n beautiful little fountain sur
rounded by handsome grass plots.
The palace proper lies at the
! foot of the great Vatican park The
outlook from the windows is "a lovely
one Monte Maria can be seen in the
/ distance.
The pope has had roadway. studd.
Z ed on either side by trees. built from
the vatican TO the summer palace. In
/ following the pathway one meets first
the piclets OF the Swiss guard. then
those OF the papal gendarIncs. and
further on the barrack of the pend.
armes. In the summer after read
ing mass ia the vatican the
pope, about eight o'clock, is car
ried TO the garden, and is then
/ driven In closed carriage 10 the
summer palace. After breakfast there
ne gives audience 10 the cardinals. pre-
lates and often TO the foreign ministers
! accredited 20 his court After the an.
I dicnccs arc over he eats simple
luncheon, and then sleeps. as rule.
until 4 o'clock lie then devotes sew.
( eral hours 10 study and work In the
early evening he takes short walk or
drive In the Vatican park, and then 70
turns for a time 20 the vatican IN. Y.
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