The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-11-21

Catholic world. Since the middle of
the fourteenth century the four great
relics are exposed only one in every
seven years. The four great
relics are: the cloak of the Blessed
Virgin, the sWaddling clothes of the
Infant Jesus, the loin-cloth worn by
Our Lord on the Cross, and the cloth
on which lay the head of st. John the
Baptist after his beheading. In 1881
pilgrims to the number of $4,000 ven
Grated those relics.
The Minister of Aachen.--The "Min-
ster" Is the most important church
building in Aachen. 1t consists of
three distinct parts: the octagon; the
choir and the crown or ring of
chapels built around the central octa-
gon. The octagon Is an eight-angled
domed building, 81 feet in diameter,
100 feet in circumference, and 124
feet in height. 1t is the most impor-
tant monument of Carlovingian archi-
lecture. 1t was built about the year
OOu AL ILlC 1C1S4 soL c1Au
was solemnay consecrated in 500 by
Pope Leo III. 1t contains the tomb
of Charlemagne, over which hangs an
enormous corona of lamps, the gift
of the famous Emperor Frederick
Barbarossa; also the throne Of Charlie
magne, made of slabs of white marble.
Thirty-seven Emperors were crowned
there between 813 and 1881. The
choir, built in the Gothic style in the
14th century has thirteen windows
each 100 feet high, recently filled with
new colored glass; on the pillars be-
tween them stand fourteen statues
| (the Mother of God, the twelve Apos-
ties and Charlemagne) dating from
the fifteenth century OF the corona"
or ring of chapels, may be mentioned
the Hungarian chapel, in which is pre-
served the Minister Treasury which
| contains the famous relics of Aachen.
The "RibIe of Amiens."-The Cathe-
dral of Amiens, France, built in the
thirteenth century, was called by
Ruskin THE Bible of Amiens." Its
allegorical sculpture representing our
Divine Lord and His Holy Mother,
the virtues and the vices of man,
show minute study of every page of
the Bible. The nave of this Cathe-
dral is considered a type of the purest
Gothic architecture. The dimensions
of the Cathedral, which is called the
Cathedral of Notre Dame (of Our
Lady, of Amiens, are as follows: Elk
terror length, 55S feet; interior length,
476 feet; interior width, 105 feet;
width of nave, 48 feet; length OF
transept, 203 feet; interior height,
140 feet; height of steeple, '426 feet
Among the Bishops of Amiens may be
mentioned the Franciscan, Francois
Faure, preacher at the court of King
Louis XIV, who converted to Catho'
licism James Stuart, afterward King
James II of England.
Australian Non-CathoIics' Sym
pathy.-Among the many expressions
of sympathy with the Church in hel
recent bereavement through the death
of Plus x is the following from Mr.
Cook, Prime Minister of Australia;
81, in company with a great mul
; titude all over the world, deeply
regret the demise of His Holiness
and desire to express my sympathy
with all those of his own fold who to
day mourn his loss. He was a goot
and great man, always on the side o.
peace, and his latest utterances seen
to indicate that his end was hasteneC
!, by the fratricidal strife now raging
among the millions who owned his
! spiritual rule" The Anglican Arch
, bishop of Sydney wrote to Archbishop
} Kelly: my dear Archbishop de
sire to express to your Grace and the
!. members of your Church my own per
: sonal sympathy with you in the loss
that you have sustained in the uneX
pected decease of his Holiness the
} Pope. Believe me, yours sincerely
John Charles, Sydney"
, Cardinal Urges Priests to Return
Cardinal Mercier, Archbishop of Ma
lines, has circulated a letter to his
priests scattered throughout France
Holland and Great Britain urging then
all to return to their parishes, as the
roads are open and public security II
everywhere guaranteed. He says thai
their return will induce the Belgian
refugees to seek their homes agair
and thus assist in the resumption oil
normal life. The Cardinal adds that
the German Governor of Antwerp has
authorized him to declare. that the
young men need have no fear of being
; taken prisoners into Germany either
to be enrolled in the army or employed
at forced labor; that the general popu
lation will not be held responsible fol
individual infringements of the police
regulations, and that both German
and Belgian authorities will take al
possible steps to procure food sup
plies for the people.
A Regiment at lourdes.-The Croix
OF Paris, gives an account of the way
in which the Tarbes reserve regi
ment of Hussars prepared themselves
for action at Lourdes. All made their
confession, received Holy Communion
in the crypt and heard Solemn Mass
in the Church of the Rosary.