New-York tribune., 1906-08-10
v0yED FROM ST. PETERS
translation of Leo XIITs Body to
the Lateran Rasilica.

vFTI is about TO be moved from his Temporary
,,nq ulace il St. Peters 20 the majestic tomb
,.soh he built Tor himself long before his death in
4. ancient ard famous BasIlica OF ST. John
an so called because II stands on the e,so &c
- -,sneion OF Senator Plautius T,ateranns who
- - M; 10 death by Emperor Nero because OF bls
version TO Christianity. Emperor Constantine
.ser,ed the site 20 the Bishop OF Rome ana
,soa the present Basilica. the Oldest nor,,ons
= 7rhich therefore date from the fourth century
~o,seoueutly il has every right 20 it's title ana
s,-,i,v as the mother of all Christian churches
1sone Leo's tomb consists Of a beautiful marbls
..rcaphagus placed over the great door leading
80 The sacrsty 10 the LEFT OF the choir and Is in
,.-sne with that OF Pope Innocent III. which ss
- .he corresponding door on the opposite side os
80 choir The sarcophagus of Leo XIII is s1,r-
,.,-red by his recumbent figure and is ornafnented
i,h delicate traCeTy in gold. Leo XIII will be the
seventeenth Of the Popes 70 he entOmbed in the
-,srsn Innocent III having been the conteraporarv
:, ,be crusader King. Richard Ccnur de Lion q,
rneand In the baptistery is font OF green basalt
!, vrhich Emperor Constantine. who labored with
rls own hand TO build the cathedral. was baptized
"a IN which Rienzi. The Last OF the Tribunes'
fathed The night before his fall. Within the main
ar are said 10 be preserved the SKULLS OF ST. Peter
sns St Paul and a wooden table upon which ST.
Es.er and the early Christians in Rome were in
.be habit OF celebrating communion al the house
- Senator Pudens. In fact the church is filled
y-th relics most sacred in the eyes OF all good
Catholics.
II may De remembered that when the remains Of
pins X were moved from their temporary rest
ing place in St Peters his tomb in the Basica
AZ San Lorenzo. outside the walls OF. Rome, the
customary three years having elapsed after his
Death the ceremony was made the occasion OF g
hostile demonstration against the Papacy. and
above all against the dead POntifT the remains be-
Ing pelted by the mob with mud and stones and
narrowly escaping being thrown into the Tiber
TIE most intense indignation was aroused by this
outrage against the Roman authorities for having
neglected adopt the necessary precautions for the
control Of the mob and the affair has always been
cisd since illustrate the alleged powerIessness
or unwiingness Of the government 20 afford proper
protection 10 the Holy Father were he TO leave the
Vatican
The regime now in control of the affairs OF Italy
very different from that Of 1881, and may be relied
upon maintain the perfect kind Of order.
When. fortnight ago. the Vatican authorities
minated the Italian government that the trans
hfi0n Of Leo kits remains from st. Peters TO
lie Latersn was about to take place. and suggested
that in order 10 avoid possible trouble disturb
ance the removal should be made under the cover
q night, King Victor Emmanuel caused Plus TO
be informed that all the arrangements would be
made by mis- government, not only for the protec-
ton OF the hearse and of the procession. but like
wise for granting sovereign honors 10 the remains.
e they were conveyed by day from one basiica 10
Ihe other. Owing to the amicable relations which
prevail between the Papacy and the Italian
crown, this offer has been accepted, and few days
hence perhaps this letter appears in print Leo
XII viii leave ST. Peters. for the first time since
be entered the Vatican ''Papabile" Cardinal
rTenty-eight years ago. and will borne in stately
procession through the streets OF Rome lined with
troops rendering sovereign honors. his final rest
ing place in that mother OF churches St. John
Lateran.