sedia

As for him, poor man, he became so crippled by arthritis as he grew older that conveyance by the sedia was the best way of walking long distances without seeming disabled.

The return of the Sedia Gestatoria? 2009

The sedia gestatoria would just put the Pope back in the line of fire

Sedia Gestatoria 2009

Wonderful as it is, the sedia gestatoria would just put the Pope back in the line of fire.

Sedia Gestatoria 2009

*I should clarify that I thought the popemobile had replaced the sedia gestatoria for OUTDOOR use.

Sedia Gestatoria 2009

And as for the security factor, as Francis mentions, well, the Pope lives in constant danger so I don't think the sedia would add much to that.

Sedia Gestatoria 2009

A restoration of the sedia gestatoria falls into this category but to a lesser extent if its chief justification would be to enhance the HF's visibility to the faithful and others present at indoor ceremonies - which in turn would be more palatable to non-believers rather than the HF being paraded about outside and where the security risks are arguably greater.

Sedia Gestatoria 2009

Ma il papa Alessandro si fece portare non in sedia, ma inginocchiato con la testa scoperta tenendo in mano il SS.

A Papal Ceremony 2009

Indeed, the sedia gestatoria would certainly raise the Holy Father aloft for all the pilgrims to see.

Sedia Gestatoria 2009

A contemporary Gigli wrote: A dė 27 di Maggio fu la festa del Corpus Domini, et si fece la Processione solennissima, nella quale e solito che il Papa e portato sopra le spalle dalli scudieri in sedia con maestā coronato, tenendo nelle mani il SS.mo Sacramento.

A Papal Ceremony 2009

Our Assistant Priest, a convert from Anglicanism, once showed me a picture of Pope Paul VI on the sedia gestatoria and said that it was 'this sort of thing' which prevented so many people he knew from converting to Catholicism.

Sedia Gestatoria 2009