Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1922-02-02
CRYPT CLAIMS
BODY OF Pope
POPE BENEDICT XIV is ENTOMBED
WITH SOLEMN AND IMPRESS
slvE CEREMONIES

Rome.-Beneath the flagstones of
st. Peters where thousands of pilgrims
come each year. lies the mortal re-
mains of Benedict XIV, whose efforts
throughout the war were directed to-
ward peace and after the war to the
pacification of Europe and the world.
The burial ceremony took place at
p. m. Thursday and in the light of
the perpetually burning tapers the
body was lowered into Its tomb. Those
cardinals who had gathered here for
the eonclave which is to elect a new
pope, assembled in the basicila of st.
Peters, together with the diplomatic
representatives of the foreign nations
accredited to the Holy See. Outside
the edffice great crowds knelt In
prayer and waited for the end of the
solemn ceremonial.
The strains of the "Miserere' swell
ing through the vast basilica, the mar
tial step and clang of swords of the
pontificial armed forces. the flowing
robes of prelates, rich violet, blending
with the striking costumes of the Swiss
guards, the gendarmerie and the noble
guards and contrasting with the simple
black of the diplomatic corps, com
bined to give picturesque impressive
ness to the high pontificial rite Of
burial
As the solemn ceremony of absolu-
ton took place and the choir sang the
anthem "Ingrediar," followed by "sicut
Cervus." While the last anthem was
being sung. the body was deposited in
the cypress coffin and the major domo
OF the vatican, Monsignor SAM De
Samper, covered the face of the pope
with veil of white silk and placed in
the coffin the medals struck during
the pontificate of Benedict and purses
OF coins, in accordance with custom.
Cardinal Cagliero covered the body
with large red cover, placed at the
foot brass cylinder on which was
inscribed history OF the life and pom
tificate of the late pope
Finally, absolution was given, the
coffin was sealed with ribbons of violet
silk and the cover was screwed down.
The burial act was then read and
formal transfer of the body made by
the sacred college to the chapter of
the basilica, this being duly registered.
The coffin was then sealed with the
pope's seal. The cypress coffin In
which the body rested was placed in
lead casket, the ends OF which were
Immediately soldered and both were
deposited in a hardwood casket. upon
which the same seals were affixed as
on the first. This was surmounted by |
wooden cross, also by the pope's coat |
of arms, with tiara and the brief Latin
THE Body of Benedict
the Fifteenth, Supreme Pontiff, Who
Lived Sixty-seyen Years, Occupied the
Throne of st. Peter Seven Years and
Died Jan. %, 1922"
After the ceremony in the chapel OF
the choir, the procession reformed and
proceeded to position before the high
pontifical altar Immediately under the
spacious dome. The cardinals followed Il
In the procession and took places along
the rail leading to the crypt The body,
now encased in its casket, was carried
to platform constructed for lowering
into crypt. Chains were adjusted
and the casket was slowly swung into
The tomb. without further ceremony.
As finally placed. Benedict's body 4
les alongside of that OF Plus x just
before the statue of Queen Christina
of Sweden.