The Monett times., 1922-02-03
BODY OF POPE LAID TO REST
Ceremony of Middle Ages Marks
Final EntOmbment of Remains
OF Apostle of Peace.

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, stones of st. Peters, where Thousands
) of pilgrims come each year, lie th'
mortal remains of Benedict XIV
; whose benignant efforts of all tn,
years of the war were directed towarc
! peace and after the war to the
pacification of Europe and the world
The burial ceremony took place al
3 o'clock this afternoon and in the
light of the perpetually burning
tapers the body was lowered into its
tomb. Those cardinals who had
gathered in Rome for the conclave
which is to elect a new pope, assemb-
led in the 5asilica of st. Peters, to-
gether with the diplomatic represent
atives Of the foreign nations accredit-
ed to the Holy See.
Outside the edifice great crowds
knelt in prayer and waited for the
end of the solemn ceremonial.
The strains of the "Miserere" swell
ing through the vast armed forces,
the flowing robes of prelates, rich
violet blending with the striking cos
tunes of the Smiss guards, the gen
darmerie and the Noble guards, and
contrasting with the simple black of
the diplomatic corps, combined to give
picturesque impressiveness to the
high pontifical rite of burial.
The choir proceeded from Julian
chapel on the south side of st. Peters,
across the transept to the Chapel Of
Holy Sacrament, where the body of
the late pope lay in state. Bishop vi
rill celebrant of the ceremony, follow
ed the choir and at the end of the pro-
cession came Cardinal Merry Del Val,
arch priest of st. Peters.
Two lines of guards were drawn up
from the Chapel of the Holy Sacra-
ment to the high pontifical altar.
Swiss guards in full dress uniform
with quaint medieval helmets and
flowing plumes, guarded the entrance
to the chapel of the choir. Gendarmes
feet tall, with lace and silver
%epaulets, stood watch at the entrance
to the basilica, while the long lines
between the two chapels were taken
up by palatine guards in blue and
cerise. The cardinals entered the
bascilica through the Julian door and
took their places in the chapel choir,
seated in the high stalls on the left,
while the high diplomats occupied the
right. AS Cardinal Gasparri entered,
escorted by Swiss guards and acolytes
he was honored as sovereign, because
of his accession as camerlingo.
The body was placed on the shoul-
ders of the relocated ushers and the
solemn procession moved with slow
and measured step, headed by giant
lieutenant gendarmes with drawn
sword.
/ Behind his were his stalwart gen.
darmes, six deep. An escort of pala-
tine guards followed and then the
Swiss guards. The priests of the
basilica took up a position behind
these and after them came another
group of Swiss guards, bearing up
lifted swords and halberds.
After the ceremony in the chapel
the procession reformed and proceed
ed to a position before the high ponti-
fical altar Immediately under the
spacious dome. The cardinals this
time followed the procession and took
places along the rail landing to the
crypt.
The body, now encased in it's casket
was carried to a platform specially
constructed for lowering into the
crypt. Chains were adjusted and the
casket was slowly swung into the
tomb with no further ceremony except
the distant singing of the choir in the
chapel, which echoed down the aisles.
AS the casket dropped lower the
cardinals showed deep grief, and all
drew nearer to the entrance to the
crypt and when the ceremony was
over they moved silently to the Julian
chapel. AS finally placed, Benedict's
body lies alongside that of Plus K,
just before the statue of Queen
Christiana of Sweden.