Utmost Solemnity of Roman Catholic Ritual Observed in Burial of Beloved Pontiff Vatican City, Feb. 14. TH ceremonies of utmost solemnity the body of Pope Pius XI was laid to rest in a tomb in the vaults of St. Peter's Basilica today.
All Catholic Rome, the Vatican City, Roman patricians and Black Nobility, the diplomatic corps, the prelates "f all the 400 churches of Rome, the heads of the religious orders, the late Pope's family and church dignitaries generally gathered ^is afternoon under the great dome of the Basilica which the Zenius of Michelo Angelo created for the burial ceremony which was gorgeous in the rich tradition of Rome.
The rare marbles of the great Ba ilica, its mosaics, gold and silver decorations, bronze statues, stained glass, red and gold tapestries were all ablaze with the reflections from thousands of candles and torches, while still further colour was added by the violet robes of mourning of the members of the Sacred College, the rich uniforms of the diplomatic corps, the Swiss and Noble Guards and the many-hued robes of prelates and functionaries assisting at the ceremony.
The burial service began at 3 o'clock this afternoon after the great bronze doors of St. Peter's had been closed against the countless thousands who still demanded admission to pay a last tribute to the dead Pontiff as the body lay exposed in the Chapel of the Holy Sacrament.
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