Lying in state

Some readers keep asking for more photos of prelates lying in state. I have a really hard time finding these and I am sorry that I kept you waiting for so long. I hope the following three photos will make up for that:


Antolín Cardinal Monescillo y Viso, Bishop of Calahorra y la Calzada (1861-1865), Bishop Jaén (1865-1877), Archbishop of Valencia (1877-1892), Archbishop of Toledo and Primate of Spain (1892 - 1897). This photo was taken in the chapel of the archiepiscopal palace in Toledo in 1897. I don't even know if it qualifies as "lying in state", since there is no coffin. Does anybody know anything about this? Why is the late Cardinal lying on the ground?



Two photos of Franziskus Cardinal von Bettinger, Archbishop of Munich (1909-1917).

Johannes Jacobus von Hauck

Archbishop of Bamberg in Germany from 1912 to 1943

Cardinal Bettinger

This former Archbishop of Munich (1909 - 1917) already had his own posting. But now I found this photo in which you can see a cardinal's cassock as it used to look (and - of course - in my opinion needs to look again): Watered silk with a nice little train attached.

Sorry!

But the far sight will need to take a break until next Monday!


I'll leave you with a portrait-photograph and three painted portraits of Pierre-Lambert Goossens, Archbishop of Mechelen from 1884 to 1906.







And here is another photo of Cardinal Goossens that I find somewhat strange:

If this was a procession, wouldn't there be more people around? And if it is just an afternoon stroll in fairly un-casual wear, shouldn't there be a bit more reverence than only two boys kneeling? Granny is dragging her two grandchildren along, the shopkeepers are watching from the door and through the window, the bum-kind-of guy in the back has his hat on (as does the kid behind the train) and keeps the hands in his pockets. If this was Europe in 2009, I'd understand. But this photo obviously is at least 103 years old. Weird.

Those Spanish Bishops...

No matter where I look, I always seem to end up finding great photos of Spanish Bishops and Cardinals.


Balbino Santos Olivera, Bishop of Malage from 1935 to 1946, Archbishop of Granada from 1946 to 1953


Félix Romero Mengibar, Bishop of Jaén from 1954 to 1970, archbishop of Valladolid from 1970 to 1974


Enrique Cardinal Almaraz y Santos, Archbishop of Seville from 1907 to 1920, Archbishop of Toledo and Primate of Spain from 1920 to 1922


Cardinal Almaraz again


Joan Perelló i Pou, bishop of Vic from 1927 to 1955


Enrique Cardinal Pla y Deniel, Bishop of Avila from 1918 to 1935, Bishop of Salamanca from 1935 to 1941, archbishop of Toledo and Primate of Spain from 1941 to 1968.


Salvador Cardinal Casañas y Pagés, Bishop of Urgell and Co-Prince of Andorra from 1879 to 1901, Bishop of Barcelona from 1901 to 1908. An anarchist tried to stab Cardinal Casañas outside the Barcelona cathedral on Christmas day 1905. The attempt failed. Below you find a dramatic illustration from a French Magazin.

I hate anarchists. They are so vile and considering that they want a world without leaders and rulers they just come off as bigots if you see how often they try to assume to role of judge when it comes to other people's lives.



Isidro Cardinal Goma y Tomas, Archbishop of Toledo and Primate of Spain from 1933 to 1940


Cardinal Goma again


Pedro Cardinal Segura y Sáenz, Bishop of Coria from 1920 to 1926, Archbishop of Burgos from 1926 to 27, Archbishop of Toledo and Primate of Spain from 1927 to 1931, archbishop of Seville from 1937 to 1957. You notice the gap in the Cardinal's eccleiastical career. He waas sent into exil by the Republic in 1931. Why? Bacause of [** irony on **] 'freedom of speech' [** irony off **]. Segura had dared to denounce the church-burning, monastery-sacking, tomb-defiling Republic and cut the toppled monarchy some huge slack.


Gaetano Cicognani, Apostolic Nuncio to Spain from 1938 to 1953 (second from left) with a couple of other prelates.


Nuncio Cicognani again, here with Caridnal Pla y Deniel. This photo is a bit grainy, because it is from an online press-archive. So is the next:


This was shot at the Cistercian abbey of Poblet, so I guess the prelate on the right is the abbot.

By the way:

It's not the cappa that makes the Prince of the Church.

Vivid

I don't know who these people are and where the photo was taken (except for Italy), but I just like the way the bishop does not look at the camera and some people to the left are trying to get their mugs in.

Sorry for the watermark. I swiped this one from ebay.

Cappa eats Chair

Very impressive painting of Carlo Dalmazio Cardinal Minoretti, Archbishop of Genova from 1925 to 1938.

Edward Cardinal Mooney (1882-1958)

He was Bishop of Rochester from 1933 to 1937 and Archbishop of Detroit from 1937 to 1958. He was created Cardinal Priest of Santa Susanna in the consistory of 1946. He died from a heart-attack in Rome on October 25th 1958 only hours before the Conclave began.

The first three photos are from his installation as Archbishop of Detroit:

The new Archbishop


The Apostolic Delegate, Amleto Cicognani





The next three photos show Cardinal Mooney upon his return from Rome after being created a Cardinal: