Volume 2

The ceremonies and religious customs of the various nations of the known world. Together with historical annotations, and several curious discourses... / Written originally in French, and illustrated with a large number of folio copper plates ... designed by Mr. Bernard Picart ... Faithfully translated into English, by a gentleman some time since of St. John's College in Oxford.

Date:
1733-1739
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Credit: The ceremonies and religious customs of the various nations of the known world. Together with historical annotations, and several curious discourses... / Written originally in French, and illustrated with a large number of folio copper plates ... designed by Mr. Bernard Picart ... Faithfully translated into English, by a gentleman some time since of St. John's College in Oxford. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    t • 13. a St. Anthony of Padua -, Feftival at St. Anthony's of the Portuguefe, in the Churches of the Order of St. Francis, and at St.Peters in the Chapel of the Choir. The fécond Sunday in June ; Feftival of our Ladfs Conflation. ^ 14. St. Bajil the Great y Feaft: at His Churches, at St. Peters, and in his Oiapel.’ 15. S. Vitus and St. Modeftus, Martyrs ; in their Church. 16. St. Quirico and Julitus, Martyrs j at their Church ; at St. Pudentiana's, and in the other Churches of the Order of the Cifiertians, for St. Lut gar da. Virgin. 17. — - — 18. St. Marcus and St. Marcellinus, Martyrs: at St. Cofmus and Damain in Campo Vac- cino, where their Bodies lie. i 9. St. Gervafius and St. P rot a fus. Martyrs j”at St. Vit alls' sand at St. Charles au Cours» £0. St. Novatus, Brother to the Saints Pudentiana and Praxeda ; at their Churches; and at that of Ara Cceli, for the blefted Francis Solano. 21. St. Demetria, Virgin and Martyr; Sifter of St. Bibiana ; at her Church ; and at that of the Jefuits, for the blefled Lewis Gonzaga. 22. St. Paulinas, Biftiop and Confeflor ; at St. Bartholomew's in the Ifland, where hiâ Body lies. 23. St.John, Prieft and Martyr ; at St. Bibiana's, and at St. Sylvejler's in Capite, where his Body is depoftted. 24. The Nativity of St. John B apt eft ; a Pontifical Service at St. Johns of Later an-, the Cardinal-Archprieft fings Mafs ; Feaft at St. John’s of the Florentines, at St. John's of the Genoeze, in the other Churches of St. John and St. Sylvejler in the Field of Mars, where they pretend St. John Baptifi's Head is depoftted. Fomerly it was cuftomary to fing three Malles at the Nativity of St. John Baptify as at Chrijlmas. And to this Day a Midnight Mafs is faid at the Church of St. Maur, two Leagues diftant from Paris, in order to preferve this Cuftom in Part. 25. St. Eloiy Bifhop and Confeftbr ; Feftival at his Churches. 26. St. John and St.Paul, Martyrs; in their Churches. 27. St. Leo II. and St. Paul I. Popes ; Feaft at St. Peter's-, after Vefpers there is a Pa-’ pal Àifemblÿ i And after that the Embaftador of the Kiiig of Spain preftnts his Holi- nefs with a Jennet in very rich Trappings* with à Saddle and Houfings embroider’d with the Popes Arms. The Groom who leads the Horfe, carries in a ftlken Purfè richly em¬ broider’d, a little Inftrument or Note of feven thoufand Crowns of Gold for the Tribute of the Kingdom of Naples, which, for fome Ages pafs’d, the Pope’s lay Claim to as a F ief of the Holy See. This Ceremony was difcontinued under the Pontificate of Cle- ?nent XII. but revived again by Innocent XIII. his Succeflor. Here follows the Order of the Ceremony : “ b On the Eve of the Fëftival of St. Peter, the Spanijh Embaftador, or fome Prince who is a Vaflal of his Catholic Majefty, fets out annually from the Pâ- lace in Cavalcade, much after the fame Manner as in an Embafly, when Obeifance is “ paid to his Holinefs. The Jennet goes immediately before the Embaftador, between “ the Pope’s Guards, accompanied with his Excellency’s Lacqueys and Pages clothed in “ new Liveries.” In thé Evening there are Illuminations and Fireworks in theCaftle 4 Rihstdeneira gives the following Relation in his Life of this Saint: A certain Francifcan Novice throwing of} his Habit, ran away from the Monaftery in which the Saint lived, and Hole away with him a Pfalm-Book, written with St. Anthony's own Hand, and explained with marginal Notes, which Sx.. Anthony often ufed, when he privately ex¬ pounded the Scriptures to the Friars. As foon as St. Anthony perceived his Book to be ftolen, he fell down on his Knees, and earneftly intreated God to reflore him his Book again. In the mean Time the Apoflate Thief having his Book with him, as he prepared to fwim over the River, he met the Devil, who, with a drawn Sword in his Hand, commanded him to go back again immediately, and redore to St. Anthony the Book he had dolen from him, threatening to kill him in cafe of Non Compliance. The Devil gave this Order with fo dreadful an Alptâ:, that the Thief being adonifhed, returned immediately to the Monaftery, reftorcd the Saint his Book; and continued in ■a religious Courlè ever after. Hence ’tis faid that St. Anthony is implor’d to reftore loft Goods. 4 Aymona Foblt.iu de la Cow it Rome- tc Of