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obtains, was introduced in 772 by Adrian
1. The first Pope to change his rame
on election was Sergius II. s44. John has
been the name most frequently adopted.
There have been % Johns, 13 Innocents.
IA Benedicts. 16 Gregories, ID Clements.
13 Leos, Pulses. and S Alexanders.
Pope Cletus,- the third Pope, adopted
the salutation ever since used. "Salu-
tenn ct Apostolicam Benedictionem'-
health and. apostolic benediction-
Valentine was only a deacon when he
was elected in s27 He lived a month.
Celestine ". 1241. who lived but few
days, was never crowned. Celestine V,
1894, resigned and became a monk. The
! Popes who were not cardinals when
elected are Nicholas II. 1858; Callistus
/ II, 1119; Urban ". 1861; Celestine V.
1894; Gallus. 1862. and Urban VI. 1873.
Clement V, 1905. was the first Pope
to remove his residence from Rome to
/ AvIgnon. The exile lasted seventy years
and for seven Popes. The longest inter-
regnum between the death of one Pope
and the coronation OF his successor vas
/ three years, after the death of Clement
! ". in 1870.
Pope Telesphorus, 142, ordained that
Lent should begin on septuagesima Sun
day. and Pope Gregory l the Great, 500.
introduced the ceremony of putting
ashes on the head on Ash Wednesday.
Linus. St Peters successor. prohibited
women from entering a church with un-
covered heads.
Lover of Music.
Pope Vitalianus. about 659. introduced
organs in churches. He is said to have
been a talented musician. Pope Clement.
SO. is believed TO be the author OF the
canon OF the mass. Alexander 1. the
seventh Pope, prescribed that the epistle
and the gospel should be read in the
mass Pope Felix l ordained that the
mass should be said over the tombs Of
the martyrs. and where there were none,
that relics Of the saints should be placed
under the altar stone. Pope Eutychi-
anus. 275. introduced the offertory at the
mass Plus V directed that the gospel
Of St John. being a compendium of the
chief mysteries of the faith, should be
recited at the end OF the mass. Ten of
the prefaces were prescribed by Pope
Gelasius. Urban II added those of the
Blessed Virgin. Gregory the Great in
troduced the "Kyrie- and the "Christe
!, Eleison." Symmachus, 49s, prescribed
that the Gloria in Excelsis" should be
! sung at the masses of Sunday and fes-
tivaIs only.
zephyrinus. 2O5. ordained that chalices
should be made only of gold or silver,
and Eusebius. SO9. prohibited the use OF
any fabric but white linen for corporals
the covering of the cha1ice during
mass. Marcellus, 304, introduced the
rites OF burial with lights and the chant
ing of Psalms. John XXI, 1916, estab-
lished the usage of ringing the
"Angelus" bell. Melchiades prohibited
fasting on Sunday. Anicetus introduced
the clerical tonsure, and Pelagius IL
the sixty fifth Pope. established the law
that all elerics shall recite the seven
canonical hours. or "breviary" daily
Gregory " prescribed the little bell
that rings at the time OF the elevation
OF the host at the mass. Vigilus ordered
that the words Of the conservation OF
the mass be said silently.
Last French Pone
Gregory XII. who died in 1878. was the
last French pope. Clement VII excom-
municated Henry VIII of England for
usurping the title head OF the church
Alexander VI, the famous Borgia. whose
reputation present day historians are re-
facilitating. was Pope when Columbus
discovered America. Alexander III abol-
Paul ", 1859, instituted the Index
OF prohibited books" and the tribunal ol
! the inquisition His successor. Plus Nv
established the Monies Pietatis'' or Off
cial pawnshops. Boniface v granted the
right OF sanctuary 70 all persons fleeing
for safety to a church.
Interesting Prophecies.
Since 1895 a series OF prophecies abour
the papacy attributed TO the Irish monk
St. Malachy, bishop of Armagh, have OBJ
tained popular currency and are held as
indicating the succession OF the Popes
and the end OF the world These predic