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 96
A SKETCH OP' THE LIFE OF PIUS IX. 92 Outside the balustrade, which divides the Sixtine Chapel, the diplomatic corps took the seats on the left, whilst the ladies of the Roman nobility occupied those on the right. The funeral service began. His Eminence Car¬ dinal Di Pietro, was the celebrant of the… … CARDINAL SACCONI. choral song of the requiem was an expression of gen¬ eral mourning, which spread itself over every coun¬ tenance. The Dies Iras was a beautiful composition of the director, Mustafa, magnificently and nobly executed, and, with the exception of a few faulty passages, delivered in a…
Leo XIII, Pope, 1810-1903 · Pius IX, Pope, 1792-1878
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