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Celebrations
God has given us the papacy! Let us enjoy it!
—Pope Leo X
On the morning of October 4, 1644, Pope Innocent X was
dressed for his coronation in ceremonial vestments—an alba, a
floor-length white linen robe; a cincture, or linen belt; and a
stola, the long band of silk worn around the neck and crossed on the
breast. Around his shoulders hung the cope, a heavy, stiff cape with glorious
gold and silver embroidery of biblical scenes, studded with pearls
and precious gems. A dazzling bejeweled miter was placed on his head.
After Mass in the Sistine Chapel, Innocent climbed onto his pontifical
chair to be carried into Saint Peter’s Basilica. The chair was a golden
throne affixed to a platform with gilded wooden rods on each end. Servants
picked up the rods and carried the chair on their shoulders so that
the people could see their pontiff lifted high above the crowds. If the
pope needed to travel through Rome, the chair could be affixed to an
elaborate wagon and pulled by horses. Then, when the wagon reached
its destination, the servants would lift the chair and carry the pope up
the stairs and into the building. Above the chair was a baldachino, a
covering on four gilded columns to protect the pope from the wind,