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el before the processl same int.. St. Peter's ; aid now,

in,- the third time, each cardinal prostrated himself before the pop,., then kissed his toe, or rather his slipper, next

kissed his hand, which was not hare, hut covered by the

cape of his robes; and, lastly, the pope embraced each twice, and when all hail gone through this ceremony, the pope rose and bestowed his blessing on the people pres- ent. and retired iii a sedan chair, on the back of which there is embroidered in gold a dove, to represent the Holy Spirit" en the Sabbath after hi- solemn Installation his 1 1 ol i nes- performs mass at an altar of the richest decora- tion, the pontifical mantle being placed on him bv the old- d- deacon, who addresses han thu-: ■■ Receive the holy mantle, the plenitude of the pontifical offices, t.> tnc honor of Almighty God, and ofthe most glorious Vir- gin Wary, his mother, and ofthe blessed apostles Peter and Paul, and of the holy Roman Church/' After this

ionics the pulilic coronation on the balcony above the

great door of St. Peter's. Hi- mantle as a priest Is taken ..11", and his nip],- crown as a king i- imt on, with these word- : " Receive the tiara adorned with three crow ns. and know that Ihoii ail the father of princes and kings, the

governor of the world, on earth vicar ofonr Saviour Jesus

Christ, to whom is honor ami glory for ever and ever.

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Amen." His holiness then pronounces this prayer : " May the holy apostles Peter and Paul, in whose power and au- thority we confide, intercede for us with the Lord. By the prayers and merits of the blessed Mary, always a vir- gin, of the blessed Michael, the archangel, of the blessed John the Baptist, and the holy apostles Peter and Paul, and all the saints; may Almighty God have mercy upon you, and mav Jesus Christ, having remitted all your sins, lead you to lite everlasting. Amen." "May the Almighty and merciful Lord grant you indulgence, absolution, and remission of all your sins, space for true and fruitful re- pentance, a heart always penitent, and amendment of life, the grace and consolation of the Holy Spirit, and final per- severance in good works." Two keys are also given him in the church of St. John Lateran. (See also Wesleyan Mag. 1851.)

IV. List of the Human Popes.— In the article Papacy we have referred to the uncertainty prevailing in regard to the first bishops of Rome. Roman Catholic writers themselves quite generally admit that the statements of ancient Church-writers on the subject are entirely irreconcilable, and that it is impossible to establish with any degree of certainty the order in which they fol- lowed each other, the years of their accession to the see of Rome, and the year of their death. The following table is given from the Roman almanac entitled Ge- rarchia Cattolica (with the original names of the popes, and notices of antipopes, from other sources), and al- though it is so uncritical in its first part that even the Roman historians do not adopt it, it is of some value, as presenting the claims of the Church of Rome :

[St. stands for Saint, B. for Blessed, M. for Martyr.] No. Name. Place of Birth. Term.

1. St. Peter, M Bethsaida in Galilee 42-07

2. St. Linus, M Volterra 67-7S

3. St CletUS, M Rome 78-90

4. St. Clement 1,-1/ Rome 90-100

5. St. Anaeletus, M. Athens 100-112

6. St. Evaristus, M Syria 1 12-121

7. St. Alexander I, .V. Rome 121-132

8. St. Sixtus I, M Rome 132-142

9. St. Telesphorus, M Greece 142-154

10. St. Hvginus, M Greece 154-158

11. St Pius I, AT Aquileja 158-107

12. St. Anicetus, .1/ Syria 107-175

13. St. Soterus, M Campania 175-182

14. St. Eleutnerius, M Epirus 1S2-193

15. St Victor I, M Africa 193-203

10. St. Zephvrhms, M Home 203-220

17. St. Calixtus I, M. Rome 221-227

IS. St. Urban I, .1/ Rome 227-233

19. St Pontianus, M Rome 233-238

20. St. A uterus, M, Greece 23S-239

21. St. Fabian, .1/. Rome 240-253

22. St. Ci melius, M Rome 254-255

[Novatian, first antipope.]

23. St. Lucius \,M. Rome 255-257

24. St. Stephen I, M Rome 257-260

25. St. Sixtus II, M Athens 260-201

26. St. Dionysius Italy 261-272

27. St. Felix I, M. Rome 272-275

2S. St. Eutychiauus Tuscany 275-283

29. St. Cains, M Dalmatia 283-290

30. St. Marcellinus, M Rome 290-304

31. St. Marcellus I, M Rome 304-309

32. St. Eusebius Calabria 309-311

33. St. Melchiades Africa 311-314

34. St. Sylvester Rome 314-337

35. St. Marcus Rome 337-340

36. St Julius I Rome 341-352

37. St. Liberius Rome .

3S. St. Felix II Rome. .

39. St. Damasus Spain. .

[Ursicinus, antipope.]

40. St. Siricius Rome. .

41. St. Anastasius Rome..

35-J-363 363-365 306-3S4

3S4-39S

399-411'.

42. St. Innocent I Albano 402-417

43. St. Zosimus Greece 417-418

44. St. Boniface I Rome 41S^23

45. St. Celestine I Campania 423^32

46. St. Sixtus III Rome 432-440

47. St. Leo I, the Great Tuscany 440-461

48. St. Hilary Cagliari 461-46S

49. St. Simplicins Tivoli 46S-4S3

50. St. Felix HI Rome 4S3-492

51. St. Gelasius I Africa 492-496

52. St. Anastasius II Rome 496-49S

53. St. Symmachus Rome 498-514

54. St. Hormisdas Frosiuone 514-523

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