The Lives and times of the Roman Pontiffs from StPeter to Pius IX . 746 LIVES OF THE 257. PIUS VIIL—A. D. 1829. p-FTER the death of Leo XII., on the 10th of Feb-ruary, Cardinal Galeffi proceeded with all themembers of the Apostolic Chamber to the Vatican,and after recognizing the body of the late pontiff,broke the Fishermans ring. On the evening of thesame day Cardinal della Somaglia, dean of thesacred college, assembled the cardinals, heads oforders—Cardinal Fesch, first of the cardinal-priests;Cardinal Cacciapiatte, first of the order of deacons at Rome. The noven-diali began on the
The Lives and times of the Roman Pontiffs from StPeter to Pius IX . 746 LIVES OF THE 257. PIUS VIIL—A. D. 1829. p-FTER the death of Leo XII., on the 10th of Feb-ruary, Cardinal Galeffi proceeded with all themembers of the Apostolic Chamber to the Vatican,and after recognizing the body of the late pontiff,broke the Fishermans ring. On the evening of thesame day Cardinal della Somaglia, dean of thesacred college, assembled the cardinals, heads oforders—Cardinal Fesch, first of the cardinal-priests;Cardinal Cacciapiatte, first of the order of deacons at Rome. The noven-diali began on the 16th of February—Cardinal Pacca, sub-dean, officiatingthe first day. At their conclusion on the 23d, thirty-seven cardinals entered into con-clave in the Quirinal. At first Cardinal Pacca and cardinal de Gregoriowere proposed, but when Cardinal Albani arrived, accredited representativeof Austria in the conclave, charged with the veto of the emperor, the votescentred on Cardinal Francis Xavier Castiglioni, who was .elected on the31st of March, and assumed the title of Pius VIII.* It
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