Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-01-28
Pope BENEDICT XV
SOLENNLY BURIED

ROME, Jan. 26.-By the Asso-
ciated Press.)-Pope Benedict XIV
| was entombed with solemn and i'm
pressive ceremony this afternoon.
His body, inclosed in three caskets
and dressed in the pontifical robes,
lies in a crypt under the great ba-
silica OF ST. Peters, to the right OF
| the entrance.
The historic and beautiful ritual
| was witnessed only by members OF
| the sacred college, members OF the
| pontifical household and the papal
| nobility, and diplomats accredited to
| the vatican.
The great bronze doors of st. Pc
ter's had been closed at noon, cut
| ting off 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-
moval of the body from the chapel
of the holy sacrament to the chapel
| of the choir. 1t rested upon a bier
which was borne upon the shoulders
| of the red-robed ushers whose usual
| functions are tc' carry the pope in
the papal chair in pontifical process
sio11s.
The funeral cortege was headed
by the vatican clergy, bearing
torches and chanting the anthem
"Exaltabunt Domino" On either
side of the bier STROBE members of
the Swiss guards, palatine guards
and the papal gendarmerie. AS the
procession moved the choir of the
chapel Julia, in flowing robes of
purple, sang the 'Miserere."
Noble guards, in dazzling full
dress uniforms, formed an escort of
honor, and the pontiff's bier was
| covered with a tapestry of red dam
ask upon which the body had rested
while lying in state if the basilica.
Immediately behind the body came
the major eleem~snynary, accompa-
MED by SacristaA Zampini and fol-
lowing them was Prince Ruspoli,
grand master of the Apostolic house
| hold; the Marquis Sachetti, the Mar
ouis Francisco and Colonel Dirsch-
buhl, commander of the Swiss
| guards, preceding a corps of the
noble guards.
| Next came the major prelates in
flowing robes of black and purple,
| then members Of the ancient order
Of the Sword and Cape in quaint
medieval costumes with ruffled col
| lars, CATERS and buel1led slipv~s,'s,
| then the high officer of the armed
| forces of the vatican in the order of
their precedence.
Meanwhile the members Of the
Sacred College, Bishops, archbishops
and diplomats Had entered the chapel
| of the choir, with it's high stalls ris-
ing along both sides of the altar. AS
they entered they took Up their po-
sitions according to their rank.
i ''Miserere'N Played
The strains of the 'rMiserere'' were
heard as the procession approached
the chapel, and the cardinal arch
priest, Merry Del Val, and the Car
dinal 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 HExaltabunt
frDomino" was again sung, followed
by the chanting ''In Paradisum."
Then the solemn ceremony of alb
solution took place and the choir
sang the anthem 'Tngrediar, fol.
lowed 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
a veil of white silk and placed in
the coffin the medals struck during
the pontificate of Benedict, and
| purses of coins, in accordance with
customs.
Cardinal Cagliero. archbishop of
Frascati and the first cardinal Gre
ated by Benedict, covered the body
with large red veil fringed with
| gold, and placed at the feet "a brass
cylinder. upon which was inscribed
a succinct history of the life ana
pontificate Of the late pope.
Finally, absolution was given, the
coffin was sealed by the cardinal
Canerilengo and the archpriest with
ribbons of violent silk and the cover
was screwed down.
Burial Act Read
The burial act was then read and
formal transfer of the body made
by the Sacred college to the chapter
Fof the bascilica, this being duly reg
istered, the coffin was thereupon
sealed with the apostolic palace seal,
then those of the basilican chapter,
1.-The archpriest and Camerlengo.
body rested was placed in a lead
casket, the ends of which were inn
mediately 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
Inscription: "The body of Benedict
the Fifteenth, supreme pontiff, who
lived sixty-seven years, occupied the
throne of st. ePter seven years, and
died J9nuary twenty-secold, nine
teen twenty two"
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 Bene-
dict XIV was left to his rest beneath
the flagstones which are trod by
thousands Of pilgrims annually.
| Greenville Deputy