The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-05
ny IA MAnou1sE pA FoNTENoY.

W Ii will day be the most com
IN manding and impressive figure at
the conservation of st. Patrick's
Cathedral, in New York. This Is not
alone by reason OF his being one OF
| the only six cardinal bishops of the
| Sacred College, all the other members
! OF the latter being cardinal priests or
cardinal deacons, but It is also because
| of HIS imposing stature of six feet
five inches, and his rank as legate of the
pontin. The office OF legate n latere
is the highest among all those rep
Presenting the Holy See abroad. is armed
with its fullest AUTHORITY, and Is re-.
stricted to members OF the sacred
In fact. legate holds his plenipoten-
| tiary powers direct from the Pope. In
| stead of from the Secretary OF state:
and so great Is his authority that
William the ConGueror established the
rule that no papal legate should be
admitted to England without the sane
ton of the British government, fear
| ing that the legate >might make use
of his vast spiritual authority to de-
prive him of his crown.
In spite of this rule, Cardinal Pan
duff visited England at the beginning
of the thirteenth century to receive as
legate the crown of England from
King John, which he thereupon handed
back TO that monarch. In the name OF
the Pope, as a fief. Then there was
Cardinal Campeggio. who came to Lon
don in the reign of Henry VIII. as
legate. to preside over the proceedings
for the annulment of the marriage of
the King to Queen Catherine of Aragon-
1t was this prelate's refusal to defer the
Blue Beard monarchfs wishes IN the
matter that precipitated the quarrel
between that ruler and the papacy which
eliminated in the separation from the
Church of Rome and the establishment
of the Church of England.
Not until 400 years later did another
papal legate visit England. namely Car
dinal vannutelli. now in this country.
The first legatc sent by the Holy Sec
Ito England since the days of the Re
formation he visited Great Britain for
the purpose of presiding. in the name
OF the Holy Father. over the great
Eucharistic Congress held in the Brit
ish metropolis about three years ago.
Cardinal Vannutelli has also represent
ed the Pope as lcgate at the Eucharist
lc Congresses held at Cologne and
Brussels. and his presence in this coun-
try is due to the fact that he has
recently been presiding over the Eu-
charistic Congress a. Montreal.
1t is owing to his diplomatic train
ing to his rare knowledge of foreign
life and conditions and to his imposing
and gracious presence. that Cardinal
Fannutelli has SO often been selected
to represent the Pope on great occasions
abroad. He was papal envoy at the
coronation of Alexander LII. at Moscow.
and has probably attended more great
royal and imperial solemnities abroad
on behalf of the papacy than any other
member, of the Sacred College. Two
years OF his life were spent In Con-
stantinople, as apostolic delegate. 1t
was In the early days Of the reign or
eX-Sultan Abdul Hamld: and afterwards
ne was inter-nuncio to Brazil and nun
cio IN Portugal. where he remained for
nearly decade. Few princes Of the
church are in closer touch or In
stronger sympathy with the United
states than this particular cardinal.
who Is persona Eratissima, not only
at Vienna, st. Petersburg, Madrid and
tLlsbon. but also at3Berlin, standing par
ticcuiarly high in the regard and friend,
snip of the Kaiser.
he Is grandson of old Count Van
nutelli. who was grand master of the
h1ouaehold, first of all to Napoleon's
lovely sister. Princess Pauline Borghese,
ana afterwards to her mother, that
wonderful old Letitia Bonaparte, who
always refused to take the Napolconic
era, or its monarchies, tau serieux, and
VINO used to be known as "Madame>
Mere Cardinal Vannutelli has another
Dfother, Seraphlm Vannutelli, like him
ser SCI. cardinal bishop and grand PEN
ltencier of the Catholic Church. There
was yet another brother. Count yannii-
ten, the owner of the family estates,
whose son is now in this country as
one or the gentlemen in attendance
on his uncle. The sister of the two
caruihals was Countess KanZler, widow
OF the Yapal ,generalssimo, and who
curing her lifetime used generally to
90 lhe honors Of the entertainments
Whlch they gave at Rome.
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