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2. Umbraculum - Wikipedia

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   Coat of arms during the sede vacante – featuring an umbraculum Umbraculum in the Basilica of St. Louis, King of France. The umbraculum (Italian: ombrellone, "big umbrella", [1] in basilicas also conopaeum [2]) is a historic piece of the papal regalia and insignia, once used on a daily basis to provide shade for the pope (Galbreath, 27).

3. Holiness (style) - Wikipedia

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   Pope Francis (b. 1936). His Holiness (Latin: Sanctitas) is the official style used to address the Roman Catholic Pope.. The full papal title, rarely used, is: . His Holiness (Francis), Bishop of Rome, Vicar of Jesus Christ, Successor of the Prince of the Apostles, Supreme Pontiff of the Universal Church, Patriarch of the West, Primate of Italy, Archbishop and Metropolitan of the Roman Province ...

4. Papal household - Wikipedia

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   The Papal Chapel consists of ecclesiastics who participate in religious ceremonies wearing their liturgical vestments or the dress proper to their rank and office. [5] Historically, chanted divine service was held daily in the papal palace, with the Pope in person celebrating or assisting at Pontifical Mass on certain days.

5. Chair of Saint Peter - Wikipedia

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   The Chair of St. Peter in 2024 at St. Peter's Basilica, exposed for the first time since 1867. Early martyrologies indicate that two liturgical feasts were celebrated in Rome, centuries before the time of Charles the Bald, in honour of earlier chairs associated with Saint Peter, one of which was kept in the baptismal chapel of Old St. Peter's Basilica, the other at the catacomb of Priscilla. [8]

6. Papal titles - Wikipedia

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   The proper pronoun for the Pope is "His Holiness", "Sua Sanctitas" in Latin or "Sua Santità" (in Italian). The form "Your Holiness" is used for speech addressed to him immediately, with "His Holiness" therefore being employed in indirect references. The pronoun is used officially, for example, in letters addressed to the pope. [58]

7. Papal gentleman - Wikipedia

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   A papal gentleman, also called a Gentleman of His Holiness, is a lay attendant of the pope and his papal household in Vatican City. Papal gentlemen serve in the Apostolic Palace near St. Peter's Basilica in ceremonial positions, such as escorting dignitaries during state visits and other important occasions.