Before closing the coffin, a fina) benediction was given while a notary read the required acts certifying to the interment of the body and it turning over by the Sacred College te the clergy of St. Peter's.
The coffin was then sealed with the seals of the "Maggiordomo," of the clergy of St, Peter's, of the Cardinal archpriest of St. Peter's and of the Cardinal Camerlengo, This first Cyprus wood casket w iberi placed inside a second ca: made of heavy lead on which w moulded in relief the coat of arms [of Pope Pius. Finally this casket wa: placed inside a third of elm wood, which in turn was sealed as had been ihe first one. The third casket also re the coat of arms, the figure of the cross, the tiara and an epigraph in Latin.
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