Evening star., 1922-01-26
BriI|iant.Hued Costumes in
Cortege in Contrast to
soIemnity 81 Chants.
BODY PLACED IN CRYPT
OF ST. PETERS CHURCH
Witnesses of Ceremony Limited to
Church Dignitaries, Papal Nobil-
ity and Diplomats at Vatican.

b. the Associated Press
ROME. January. 26.-Pope Benedict
XIV was entombed with solemn and
impressive ceremony this afternoon.
His body, inclosed in three caskets
. and dressed in the pontifcal robes
lies in crypt under the great hasilica
of st. Peters, to the right of the en-
trance. -"
The historic and beautiful ritual was
witnessed only by members of the
sacred college. members of the pom
tifical household and the papal
nobility and diplomats accredited to
the Vatican. ~:
The great bronze doors Of st. Peters
had been CLOSED at noon, cutting OF
the stream of humanity which for
more than three days had been
passing before the catafalque where
the body lay in state.
The ceremony began with the re.
mova1 of the body from the chapel OF
the Holy Sacrament to the chapel OF
the choir. 1t rested upon bier which
red-robed ushers. whose usual func-
tions are to carry the Pope in the
papal chair in pontifical professions.
Vatican CIerEy Head Cortege.
The funeral cortege was headed
by the Vatican clergy, bearing torches
and chanting the anthem "Exaltaount
Domino" On either side of the bier
strode members of the Swiss guaros'
Palatine guards and the Papal gem
darmie, AS the procession moved the
choir of the Chapel Julia, IN moving
robes of purple, sang the "Miserere.
Noble guards. in dazzling, fuii oress
uniforms, formed an escort OF nonoI;
and the pontiff's bier .S was Sovvnou snon
which the body had rested while
living in state in the basilica:
Immediately behind the BODY came
the major eleemosynary, accompan-
led by sacristan zampini. ano III
lowed them Prince HuspSit pSn,,ehoId:
the MARQUIS Sachetti, Maj. EirageT'
the Marquis Francisco and Coi.
Dirschbuhi, commander OF the SWISS
guards, preceding corps OF inc
Mex Next came the major prelates in
fowine robes Of black and purple.
then members Of the Ancient Order
of Sword and Cape In quaint mSoIe.
val costumes with rumeo coitSIs'
CATERS and buckled slippers; tneh
the high officers OF the am afmeo % h9 thsir
precedence.
Meanwhile the members Of the sa.
cre1 college. bishops, archbtshope ana
diplomats had entered the chapel OF
the choir, with its high stalls ris'ns
along both sides Of the altar. AZ
thew entered they took up their posi-
tions according to their rank.
Cardinals Await Body
The strains Of the "Miserere" were
heard as the procession approached
the chapel, and the cardinal arch
Priest, Merry del Val. and the cardinal
Camerlengo, Gasparri. took their
places near the casket which was to
receive the body.
As the strains Of The "Miserere'
ended the pontiff's body was carried IN.
and the anthem "Exaitabunt pomino
Chanting of In Paradisum."
Then the solemn ceremony OF abso-
luton took place and the choir sang
the anthem "Ingrediar." followed. by
"Sicut Cervus." While the last an
them was being sung the body was
the major domo of the Vatican, Mgr:
SAM de Samper, covered the face OF
the Pope with q veil of white SILK
and placed in the coffin the medals
struck during the pontificate Of Bene-
dict and purses OF coins, IN accord
ance with custom.
Cardinal Cagliero. Archbishop OF
Frascati and the first cardinal created
by Benedict, covered the BODY with g
large red veil fringed with gold. and
placed at the feet a brass cylinder
history Of the life and pontificate of
the late Pope.
Finally, absolution was given, the
coffin was sealed Oy the Cardinal
Camerlengo and the archpriest with
ribbons Of violet silk a., and the cover
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 cofi1n was
thereupon sealed with the apostolic
can chapter. the archpriest and Cam
erlengo.
Three COINS Sealed.
The cypress comm in which the body
rested was placed in a lead casket, the
ends Of which were Immediately SOL
dered. and both were deposited in q
hardwood casket upon which the same
seals were affixed as on the first.
This was surmounted by a wooden
cross, also by the Pope's coat-of-arms,
with tiara, and the brief Latin in
scription: "The body of Benedict XIV.
supreme pontiff, who lived sixty-seven
years, occupied the throne of St Peter
seven years and died January %,
1922"
The casket was then transferred to
the crypt in the left lateral nave
near the right entrance to st. Peters,
last absolution was given. and Bens-
dict XIV was left to his rest beneath
the fagstones which are trod by
thousands of pilgrims annually.
The clearing Of st. Peters for the
burial services was carried out by
italian royal troops. At 11:s0-o'clock
they began making a thorough
search of the huge basilica, SO that
no unauthorized persons might re-
main for the hnal ceremonies. In
hooks and corners and behind pillars
numbers were found. many women
among them, who had hidden in the
hope OF being overlooked until
o'clock. the hour for the ceremony's
beginning.
When these groups had been
brought out into the open. q force of
1000 soldiers which had been sta.
toned in the streets and squares
near by deployed behind the church
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