Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-01-27
POPE BENEDICT
BURIED IN YARD
Of St. PETER 6
High POntifiCaI Burial Rites
Take Place at 3 P. NJ,
Rome Tine, Thursday;
Great Crowds Attend.

Rome, Jan. 26 (by the Associated
Press )-Beneath the flagstones of
st. Peters, where thousands of pill
grims come each year, lie the NOR
tai remains of Benedict XIV, whose
benlgnant efforts throughout the
war were directed toward peace
and after the war to the pacifica-
ton Of Europe and the world.
The burial ceremony took place
at p. m. today and in the light
of the perpetual burning tapers, the
body was lowered into its tomb.
Those cardinals who had gathered
here for the COnClaVe which is to
elect a new pope, assembled in the
basilica of St. Peters, together with
the diplomatic representatives OF
the foreign nations accredited 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 "Miserire"
swelling through the vast basilica,
the martial step and clang of
swords Of the pontfical armed
forces, the flowing robes Of pre-
lates, rich violet, blending with the
striking costumes Of the Swiss
guards, the gendarmie and the
noble guards and contrasting with
the simple black of the diplomatic
corps, combined to give a pictur-
esque impressiveness to the high
pontifical rite of burial.
The choir proceeded from Ju-
Han chapel on the south side of
st. Peters, across the transept to
the chapel of the Holy Sacra-
ment, where the body Of the pope
lay in state. Bishop Virili, cele-
brant of the ceremony, followed
the choir, and at the end of the
procession came Cardinal Merry
del Val, arch priest Of st. Peters.
Two lines of guards were
drawn up from the chapel Of the
Holy Sacrament to the high pom
tifical altar. Swiss Guards in
full dress uniform, with quaint
medieval helmet and flowing
plumes guarded the entrance to
the chapel of the choir. Cen
darmes, six 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 ce-
rise.
The cardinals entered the basil
lica through the Julian door and
took their places in the chapel OF
the choir, seated in the high
stalls on the left while the dlplo-
mats occupied the right AS
Cardinal Gasparri entered escort
ed by Swiss guards, and acolytes
he was honored as sovereign be-
cause Of his accession as Gamer
lengo. He appeared to be deeply
moved; for Benedict CIV was more
than chief; he was his lifelong
and intimate friend.
The body was placed on tne
shoulders Of the relocated ush-
ers and the solemn procession
moved with measured steps,
headed by a giant Lieutenant OF
the gendarmie, with drawn sword.
Behind him were his stalwart
gendarmes six deep. An escort
| Of palatine guards followed and
then the Swiss guards. the
nriests of the basilica took UP
position behind these, and after
Them came another group OF
swiss guards bearing uplifted
swords and balberds,
After the ceremony in the cha-
mel of the choir the procession re
formed and proceeded to posi-,
tion before the high pontiflcal
altar Immediately under the spa
cious dome. The cardinals FOL
lowed in the procession and took
nlaces along the rail leading to
The crypt. The body, now en-
cased in its casket, was carried
IN n platform constructed Tor
lowering into the crypt. Chains
we're adjusted, and the casket
was slowly swung into the tomb,
without further ceremony except
the distant singing of the choir IN
the chapel. ,
AS the casket dropped lower.
the cardinals showed deep grleI
and all drew nearer to the en-
trance to the crypt; then When
the ceremony was over they
moved silently to the Julian cha
pel. As finally placed, Benedict's
body lies alongside Of that Of
Plus X, Just before the statue OF
Queen Christina of Sweden.