The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-01-26
ANCIENT CUSTOM
FOLLOWED when
POPE IS BURIED
Bronze Doors of st. Peters
Closed at Noon While
Historic Ritual Is
Observed Therein.


ROME.-Pope Benedict XIV was ON.
tonbed with solemn and impressive
ceremony this morning. His body, en-.
closed in three caskets and dressed
III the pontifica1 robes, lies in a crypt
under ahe great bascilla of St Peters
10 the right If the entrance.
The historic and beautiful ritual was
witnessed only by members of the
Sacred college. members of the politi-
cai household and the papa nobility
ana diplomats accredited 10 the
Vatican.
The great bronzu doors of st. Peters
had been closed at noon.
The ceremony began with the re.
noval Of the body to the chapel Of the
cholr. The bier was borne upon the
Roulders Of the red.robed ushers,
whose usual functions are TO carry
The pope in the papal chair in ponti-
fical professions.
Clergy Heads Cortege.
The funeral cortcge was headed by
the Vatican clergy bearing torches
ana chanting The anthem "Exaltabunt
Doning.' On either side OF the bier
strobe gendanHerie. As the process.
sion moved the choir Of the chapel
Julia. in flowing robes OF purple sang
the "Alisercre."
The strains OF the "AIserere" were
heard as the procession approached
the chapel and the cardinal arch.
priest. Merry Del Val. and the Car.
dinal Camerlengo, Cardinal Gasparri
TOOK their places near the casket
which was to receive the body.
AZ the strains Of the "Miserere"
ended. tho pontifrs body was carred
in and the anthem "Exaltalunt Dom.
mo- was again sung, followed by the
chanting OF In Paradism." Then
the solemn ceremony Of absolution
took place and the choir sang the
'Ingrediar' followed by "Sicut Ger.
Vus' While the last anthem tas
being snug the body was deposited
IN the cypress coffin and the major
domo Of the Vatican, Monsignor Sanz
de Samper, covered the face of the
pope with a veil OF white silk and
placed in the coffin the medals struck
during the pontficate of Benedict
and purses Of coins i'm accordance
with custom.
Body Covered With Veil.
Cardinal Cagliero. archbishop OF
Franscati and the first cardinal ere
ated by Benedict, covered the body
with a large red veil fringed with gold
ana placed at the feet a brass cylin.
der upon which was inscribed sue.
cinct history Of the pope's dife.
Finally. absolution was given. the
coffin was sealed by Cardinal Cam.
erelenso and the arch.priest with rib.
oons Of violet silk and the cover was
screwed down.
The burial cct was then read and |
formal transfer OF the body made |
the sacred college TO the chapter of |
The basillca, This being duly registered. |
The coffin was thereupon sealed with |
The apostolic palace seal then with |
the seals OF the basciican chapter, |
the arch'priest and Camerelenge.
Body in Three Caslets.
The cypress coffin in which the body |
rested was placed in a lead casket. !
the ends Of which were Immediately |
aoldered ana both were deposited in
hardwood casket surmounted by
wooden cross ana the pope's coat Of
arms. with tiara ana the brief latin
inscription, The body Of Benedict
the Fifteenth. supreme poniIfr. who
lived ~ years, occupied the throne
OF 81 Peter seven years and died
Jan 20. 1897"
The casket was then transferred to
The crypt in the left Lateral nave
near The entrance to st. Peters last
ab'aiutlon was given and Benedict XV.
was l,tt 10 his rest beneath the flag
stones which are trod by thousands Of
plI rims annually