New-York tribune., 1920-05-24
|Celt, Executed
By the British as
Traitor, 'Sain1ed
Archbishop Plunket, Who
Wss Hanged as Tybusm
IN 1851, fIs Canonized
With Imposing Oeresmuny
Plan to Have Ezglish Prkl.
ate CelebraGe jhfass 1s
Objected To by the Erish

ROME, May 20 s{by The AssssistsS
Press). -- Oliver iPinnkst, the u1a4h
divine. who ~ss made first dAreh-
bishop Of Armagh IN $3.50 ehy Pope
Clement TX and who Was 'sxacsissd sfsr
treason By The British sst 1Tyburss, y ssyy
!, aeSa, was to-day bsst tiffed with 4stsiux
csrsmonies.
The ceremony ef bsstiaea&ion eesk
place Ut 10 o'clock this morning tn cths
Hasilica itself fnseead of the .snsaIlsr
HAIL Of Deattheation, whers sueh rites
usually eccur.
Cardinal Merry del Val. Arxhbishop
OF st. Psssrs, and the oaAssTs ~ tase
eeaesheatson sock their Ylasss yussx the
high altar ~ the ceremony shsgsn. rbs
mellow light Of hundreds ,o1 candles
and electric tights illuminsssd ,the
Basilies and ths summer sunshine
streamed down through ancient ,gasss
windows. making more glorious the
brilliant scens. In the congrsration
were Ceunt and Countess Geosse
Plunket, representing the family Of tho
archbishop; Sir T. Grattan Esmo7sde
and family, Sean O-Csallsigh, ue.nsbsr
OF the Irish Parliament, and the vice
mayor and members Of the Municipsi
Council Of Dublin.
Easlish Bishop Oh3sesed 10 (
1t had been originally announusd the
mass would be celebrated by Arch
bishop Edward 1lsley, of Birmingham,
but Irish bishops objected to the chosee
OF an Enxlishman for the servfcs and
Monsignor Pietro raolo, Canon Of St.
Pensff's Church, of1iciated. Monsixnor
hAgan, rector Of the Irish College. de-
Hvered to the Pope, in the name ~ the
postulstors, q rel}Quary containing
fragments Of thu bores of the arch
bishop. This retiauary WAS . rsplina
OF the shrine which contains the bell
Of st. Patrick in Dublin.
The papal Bull announcing the bsati
dcstion was read, the relics were .ex-
posed and q Te Deum was ,chanted.
Then the curtain before the picture Of
the nmrtyr was wtthArxwn and the
bell y? st. Peters rang out the tidinss,
being answered by peals from other
churches throughout the city.
This afternoon there was even @
greater concourse when Pope Benedict.
IN the mldst OF goTBcousfy r0bed and
uniformed dtgnitAries and attaches ~
the Vatican, visited the Basilica TO
beatify the relics. The. ceremonies
ended with the Eacharisttc benedietion
by the Pontiff.
'lrish Day" at the vstiesn
It was really Triah Day" at the
Vatican, the only thing not remifas-
cent Of ireland being the weather.
Rome is suffering sust now frem -
burst Of summer heat, but the oppras-
siveness Of the day was relieved by q
shower.
Cardinal LSsue, the octoxsnartsn
primate Of all ireland, headed The rs.
Of distinguished ecclsBtastics present
With him wers Archbishop John N.
HArty, Archbishop Of Cashel; fftsan
Irish bishops and many irish 4bhots
and pilgrims. There were also In at
tendance many prelates from america,
among them being Cardinal O'Connell,
Of Boston, Arckbishups Edward =.
Hanna. Of San Francisco, and MiehsAl
J. Spratt, Of Kingston, Canada, and
Bishops Michael J. O'Brien, OF Peter
borough. Canada; Edwxrd A. lie Blame,
Of St. John, New Brunswick; Daniel
NJ German. Of Boise. Idaho; John J.
Cantwell, Of Los Angslsz, and John p.
Carroll, Of Helena, Mont. Australia
was represented by Archbishop MicksSl
Kelly, Of Sydney.