The life and acts of Pope Leo XIII. : preceded by a sketch of the last days of Pius IX. and the origin and laws of the conclave (1889)
Keller, Joseph E · New York ; Cincinnati ; Chicago : Benziger Brothers · leaf 181
THE PAPAL ELECTION. 177 In the first place the dumb-waiters, by which alone the meals can reach the cardinals, are watched and sealed. Every day at noon the dishes are brought in solemn procession. At the head march two lack¬ eys with wooden staves, bearing their cardinal’s arms. If the cardinal… … CARRYING FOOD TO THE CONCLAVE. deceased Pope these staves are violet, otherwise they are green. This also decides the color of the baskets containing the dishes. After the lackeys comes a valet-de-chambre with a silver staff, which is carried inclined if his cardinal belongs to the num¬ ber of…
Leo XIII, Pope, 1810-1903 · Pius IX, Pope, 1792-1878
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