The herald., 1897-05-28
TWO BLESSED SAINTS
ADDED TO THE ROMAN CATHo-
Lie CALENDAR
The Most Impressive Ceremonies
Since the Abolition Of Temporal
Power Of the Pope

ROME, May 27.-The canonization to-
day of Blessed Zaccario, founder Of the
Order of Barnabites and Blessed Fou-
rier de Mataincour, surnamed Apostle
Lorraine was the most impressive cere-
mony witnessed at st. Peters since the
abolition Of the temporal power of the
Popes, the only difference between this
mornings ceremonial and that which oc-
Cured under the sovereignty OF the
Popes being that the external gates of
ST. Peters were closed and tickets of
admission to the cathedral had to be
obtained The huge Basilica was throng-
ed. It is estimated that 10000 persons
were present.
The approaches to the church were
lined by Italian troops. Inside the
building were the pontifical gendarmes
and the Swiss pontifical guards Young
men belonging to the different Catholic
societies under the direction of the pom
tifical chamberlain acted as ushers.
From as early as o'clock in the morn
ing a stream of carriages and pedes-
trians set in toward the Basilica, AMI
by o'clock st. Peters was crowded. Its
interior was aglow with the light OF
thousands of candles which force OF
800 lay brothers commenced lighting at
the apso, where the pontifical throne
surmounted by an immense picture of
the Holy Trinity, was surrounded by
banners depicting the miracles wrought
by the blessed Zaccaria and the blessed
Fourier.
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Maria" heralded the approach of the
inaugural procession from the Sistine
chapel 1t was headed by representa-
tives of the mendicant and monastic
orders and was typical of the entire &C.
ciesiastical orders, from the students to
the prelates, patriarchs and cardinals.
eliminating in the venerable figure OF
the supreme pontiff. Leo XIII, borne on
| the Soda gestatoria, attended by the
bearers of the traditional flabelli. His
holiness wore the pontifical tiara; in his
left hand he carried a lighted candls
and with his right hand he blessed the
people while traversing the nave. The
| procession halted at the altar of the
blessed sacrament to permit of the pope
making alteration. Then. after the
pontifical noble guard had presented
arms, his holiness proceeded to the apso
and seated himself upon the throne,
upon the steps of which were grouped
twelve assistant archbishops and bish-
ops. The assembled dignitaries of the
church made the customary obeisance
to the pontiff, the cardinals kissing his
hand and receiving the accolade. the
bishops kissing his hand and knee, the
minor prelates kissing his feet This
ceremony completed, the dignataries Of
the church took their places in the
stalls. The side seats of the apso We're
occupied by the princes and patricians
Of Rome, the Knights of Malta and tho
members of the diplomatic corpa.
The ceremonies Of canonizat!on fol-
| lowed.
1t was divided into three parts.
namely, the request of the pope to grant
the canonization. the proclamation
canonizing the blessed Zaccaria and the
blessed Fourier, and the pontifical mass.
Cardinal Gaetno Alioisi- -Maxelli, pre-
feet of the congregation of Sacred
Rites the advocate of the cause of
canonizing, formally demanded that ths
blessed Zaccaria and the blessed Four.
ier be inscribed on the roll of saints.
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instantius and instantissimo. After the
first request the pope intoned the litany
of the saints. After the second request
his holiness intoned the "Veni Creator"
After the third request his holiness,
wearing the mitre of doctor of the
church, proclaimed the new saints. The
pope then authorized the official act OF
proclamation and afterwards intoned
the TIE Deum, in which the entire con-
gregation Joined. At the same time the
bells Of the vatican and of the basilica
were tolled and they set ringing the
bells of all the churches in Rome.
The canonization being completed.
Cardinal Luigi Orogli di Santo Stefano,
dean of the sacred college and CANA
rengo of the holy Roman church, cele-
brated mass. The offertory followed.
at which special gifts, emblematic Of
the canonization. were presented to the
pope. They included five colored, deco
rated candles, two loaves of bread en-
blaZoned with arms Of Leo XIII in gold
ard silver; two casks, one gilded and
containing wine, and the other silvered
and containing water, and three cages
In the first cage were turtle doves, III
the second were rock doves, and the
third contained smaller birds, all SYM
bolic of the virtues of the blessed Zac-
caria and the blessed Fourier, whose
names had just been inscribed In the
hagiological calendar.
The music chanted by the choir of the
Sistine chapel and at the moment of
| the elevation the famous silver trump
cts played a prelude to the chorus by
several hundred children stationed in
the gallery of the dome. The effect Of
the childish voices descending from the
great height was very beautiful.
| After the mass the procession re-
turned to the vatican in the same order
as 1t came and subsequently the gates
were opened to permit the general pub
! lie to view the decorations.
Tonight there was a grand illumina-
tion of the facade of st. Peters for the
first time within thirty years. All the
church bells in the city were rung.