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THESECRETSOFTHEVATICAN
THESECRETSOFTHEVATICAN
TheSecretsOfthe
Vatican
DOUGLASSLADEN
AUTHOROF
and
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THISBOOK
ISDEDICATEDBYPERIISSION
CONTESSAGAUTIER,
ornone,
AVALUEDFRIEND
ANDANACKNOWLEDGEDAUTHORITY
ONTHEVATICAN.
PREFACE.
andadministrationottheVatican. ofEngland.AndEnglandismyreligion. ponitImadeastudyofwhat
M.PaulSabagenand
contributionsonthe
PREFACEix
TheSundayatHome.
PREFACE.
PARTI.
lBOUTTHEVATICANINGENERAL;THE
POPE:HISCARDINALS,HISOFFICIALSAND
HISPOLICY.
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institutiousofthePapalCourt.
GardenofthePope,sooftencalledhisEden.The
BronzeAngelwiththedrawnsword,whomthePope
Nature,thewisecoun~
fourthPius,withitshauntingbeauty intheimngeofaRornnnEmpa-wdsplwmehouse.It hadertocredititwtththellergtationsofllm
Aurelius.
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6THESECRETSOFTHEVATICAN.
onlycomebackintheselatterdays.
Fromthearchiveroomsyoustepintothenoble
itshillacitythatcouldnotbehid. whichshould4owtotheendsoftheearth.Forhe booksare,inarchitecture,astheyarein wardandvisiblegloryoftheVaticanLibrary.
Thisvasthall,overtwohundredfeetinlength,
venoheedforhim;your fromahumblescholar cdbellsbintothemost atonthethroneofSt.
7,whenthelittleLigurian
chanceintotheheadof anastonishedworldasa eatLiguriancityofGenoa oftheDorias. bornjustasNicholasV. rldwaspromised,ifnota whichthecloudsofPapal rldliftforadayofmatch psofEuropeweretoswim andthewritersofGreece manuscriptscollectedfor nigcentofthepatronsof oftheMidQuattrocento, forerunnerofAngeloMai, lltheearthliketheeight linedhischoicesttreasures. inwhichNicholaswould
THESECRETSOFTHEVATICAN.
chapelwhichglowswiththemasterpiecesofFra forJuliusII. speakintheirplace.
Loggie,themagni3cenceofMichelAngelointhe
notinthesecretplacesoftheVatican. toTHESECRETSOFTHEVATICAN. inglory,onhisSediaGestatoria. bedeadofsoulwhoseimaginationisnot(red. yearsago. ofthetemporalpowerandpomp,thePapal"mega issued. thewatersofPactolus,the ferypassagewhichleadsoff
Idambitionsthatitiscalled
chamberswithloftyand heHalloftheBeatigcations, canonised;theGalleryof randProfaneMuseums;the
LlloftheMadonna;theHall
theHalloftheCredothe itgveintheBorgiaApart butisworthseeing,notone theGodofRome,hastwo dcitisthePopedskingdom; hishome.Onthe3rstyou [hereislittletoobservein isTHESECRETSOFTHEVATICAN. righttokeepsealedfrornohservation.
WhenyougmontheglowingvaultsofRagaelle's
mentHousethanaPalaceEwryonqwholiftshis eyawigmmtwhhthatNicholasV.hadlivedto groaningunderthepahcesoftheCmr-s.
CHAPTERII.
WHATTHEVATICANCONSISTSOF.
[ThenumbersinbracketsrefertoPlan.]
THEVatican,saysHare,inhisWalksinRome,
mentsasonethousandonehundredandgfty-one andahalfacres,whileinBaedekerdsParisitis statedthattheLouvreandthefragmentofthe
14THESECRETSOFTHEVATICAN.
Anne,saystwelvethousandgvehundredBethis
Wcmustnowconsidertheprincipalbuildingsof
holdopenoffit. tothewuthofthePapdapartmwmiacaIledthe
AlexanderVI.Itisconnectedbyanamwm
diFm(rr),whichstandsbetweentheSalaRegia againopensoutoftheConheddleSMuha(rz)bthe
WHATTHEVATICANCONSISTSOF.rs
whichadmitsyoutotheSculptureGalleries, theLibrary,andthePopedsGarden. actualfragmentofthegiganticencezd ntewithwhich andworkanddreaminvain,thoughthePopesare bythegeniusofFraAngelico,remainsperfect
16THESECRETSOFTHEVATICAN.
whichmustbecountedtheeighth. dehaPignamdtheGiudinodeUaStamperigandthe
18THESECRETSOFTHEVATICAN.
withasuperbloniccolonnade;anditmustnotbe beeutywdekgamathoughtheyarenotatancomc
AtthetopoftheScalaPia,asIhavesaid,isthe
beautifulCortiledi thegeawesofRahunediovannidaUdmawhich withwhichhehadsurroundedtheCourtyardofS.
Therighthandamtdrhofthiecourtbtakenup
WHATTHEVATICANCONSlSTSOF.19
HalloftheGroomsandthe3rstpublicanteroom
picketsofSwissGuardsondutyattheVaticanis stationed. chambers,saysGoyau.The3rstisguardedby thePalatineGuards.Turning03totherightthe 2: soTHESECRETSOFTHEVATICAN. theotherwithspadaacappa,areondutyinthis antechamber.BeioreadooratthebottomaNoble
IIVatitamv.
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WHATTHEVATICANCONSISTSOF.21
ClementXIV.andPiusVI.Underneaththisisthe
montiMuseumwhichIshallleaveuntilIam oftheVaticanHill. ortheaudienceroomtheSpogliatoio,orHallof thePappagalloandtheHalloftheParamenti nTHEMSOFTHEVATICAN. fathetermSaladeiParmtimightheappith roomsctapartiorttopetorobeinbefmhegoeato omtegiveshisstatedimragmdbuainordinuy lile,theomcersoltheSwissGuarddine.mm bendaalougitsggtuthemmerofthegmdo oftheCardinals.
Seaturydsmmandmthesubjectoiaseparate
chapter.Thegrstoftbem-knmastheSaladei "manmum
34THESECRETSOFTHEVATICAN.
Emperor;theSanSebastian;theSantaSusanna,
Vaticanofgcialsisexquisite.
WHATTHEVATICANCONSISTSOF.as
nowbeenremoved,butIhavenotheardofanyone havingbeenallowedtoseethepictures. anteroomandtwosmallroomshungwithmodern ofthe3nestpiecesofmoderncabinetmaking.
36THESECRETSOFTHEVATICAN.
1M.Inthesecondroom,calledthe3mdeaa
ofBohengtheExpulsionofHeliodorus,andthe
RepulseofAttila.Thefourthroom,calledthe
cdlingisagmatdeallaterhtwasmmpletedunda aim),whichaccordingtoTukerandMalleeonwas
RiccardiChapdofBenoquzoliatFlorence.
theinggie,whichenduetheCorgleofSW,
WHATTHEVATICANCONSISTSOF.27
ClementVII.byAntoniodaVarese.Fromthisyou
entertheanteroomofthePinacoteca.
3guration.
unlessaccompaniedbyaveryhighofgcialofthe veniencedictated.
Onyourwaydownyouwouldhavepassedtheeu
TheSalaRegiacalledalsotheAulaMagna,i.e.,
28THESECRETSOFTHEVATICAN.
sameddeoftheSalaRegiaastheSahDuulqleads downtothecourtoftheMarescialloofthePapal andcontainsthewindowoverthePiamg'omwhich
LeoXIII.
BetweenitandtheCappellaPaolinam),whichis
tionsdeaignedbyBaniniforSt.Peter'e.
30THESECRETSOFTHEVATICAN.
oneofthethreeplacesintheVaticanwhichhasa bytheChapelofPiusV.andtheendoftheMuseo devotedtovarioushumbleandprosaicusesThe withtheRoomofSmallCabinetsbesideit.Then theHallofthePapiriwiththeHallofthe cottasleadingoffit,theChristianMuseumpro theObelisktheHalloftheBonaventurathe tiontheCapponiCollectiontheBorghigiana
Collectionthe(rsttwohallsoftheLibrary
WHATTHEVATICANconsxsrsor.31
andtheMuseoProfanoThewholeofthesefrom thembytheVialonediBelvedere.Inthewholeof
Romanfashion;butyouseeagoodmanymuseum
fortheArchivio,orarchiveogice. twolongwingsfromtheoldPalacetotheVillaof
32THESECRETSOFTHEVATICAN.
apseinwhichtheRomanEmperorswerewont anotherintheBathsofTrajanontheEsquiline. anywhere.Thenameappliedtothearcadeswhen theywere(rstbuiltwasthePorticusJulii.The ofSixtushimself.Hewasdesirousoftakingthe anhill.Hegavetheorderfortheroomsunderthe ibrary,adjoiningthe hareontheground isCardinalMaids ethreereadingrcoms andthePalatina, :ingtheCortileofthe theVatican,which vo;anewSculpture iltbyRagaelleStern eofthegemsofthe oNuovoformsthe
Pigna,thenorthside
heVillaofInnocent edintotheVatican peoplethisistheir an,foritisherethat hichitishardestto worldbtheinimitable tdaysoftheChristian 3
34rm:sscasrsoremeVATICAN.
SalaaCroceGreca(roo).Aseveryonevisitsthe
theSaleRotonda(99)intotheHalloftheMuses
Animals(9a)Sofaryouhavenochoioe,buthere
admittedoutside;itopensohtheGalleryofthe
Fromthenceyoupastothreelittle
theVMMmmbMhiact,withwhichpoor
36mssscasrsormeVATICAN.
Ihavenowmentionedallthemostimportant
roomwhichgotomakeupthethousandroomsof mustapplytothedirectorforanorder. othechamberof .ssing,andafew e tigeshisdeathto and,withthat, wasonlyforthe theall-powerful cretaryofState, fSt.Peterdsand car-Generalgives thePope,butas duringthe ofRomearein thePopedsdeath of3ceofGrand
38THESECRETSOFTHEVATICAN
iscoveredduringthePope' .slife-timeAnothersign themastheywouldbeforethePope.
Deacons,formthetemporarymembersofthecom
THEDEATHorAPOPE.39
mentofthepropertyoftheHolySeeandthePapal
Household.Butinthefourteenthcenturyhewas
intimetoshowhismajesticqualitiesinthein 'terreg num.Andhispostwasoneofextremedif3cultyto electionofthenewPopehadtobeguardedwith angularjealousy)e
ItisnothardforthosewhohaveseenLeoXIII.
his"HistoryofthePapacyintheXIXthCentury.
40THESECRETSOFTHEVATICAN.
borneonhisSediaGestators' atothePapalAltarofSt. tifuldignitywithwhichhecarriedoutthetime forthirty-twoyears,butbyhisownhumanname. nottobeconfusedwiththeSmatoddRegno,the inname.Whentheboomofthisdeepsoundisheard inRome,wroteStory,inhisRobadiRoma,fthe itssadnews,theotherbellsinRometakeupthe
42THESECRETSOFTHEVATICAN.
archiatro,andofthespendsMac.Theprecordia placedinthechurchofS.Anastasio. withbalsam. couch,underabaldacclu' nocoveredwitharedcoverlet ante-chambers,generallyinthatwheretheCon bytheSwissandthepmmm untilthethirddayafterthedeath, theSistineChapel.f
Intheolddays,whenthePopehappenedtodiein
Vaticanwasaveryimposingone.Youcanreadin
thepagesofStoryhowitwasheadedbyapicketof slitterupthat ia.Atthehead placedonarich lapel.Hereit efullpontigcal camise,cincture, tuic,dalmatica, ates,andring.f intheRoman
44THESECRETSOFTHEVATlCAN.
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