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...Cardinals in Rome, Patriarchs from the East, white-mitred abbots, purple-clad canons of St. Peter's, Swiss Guards, Palatine Guards, members of religious orders in sombre habits. At the entrance of St. Peter's the Pope was raised on his sedia gestatona; the bearers of the fiabelli (huge, iridescent fans of ostrich and peacock feathers) took their places; so too the various guards took their positions; the procession entered St. Peter...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Door | 1/4/1926 | See Source »

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