Sedia gestatoria
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sedia-gestatoria-176-5501318
title:
Sedia gestatoria
text:
The sedia gestatoria or gestatorial chair is a ceremonial throne on which popes were carried on shoulders until 1978, which was later replaced outdoors in part with the popemobile. It consists of a richly adorned, silk-covered armchair, fastened on a suppedaneum, on each side of which are two gilded rings; through these rings pass the long rods with which twelve footmen (palafrenieri), in red uniforms, carry the throne on their shoulders. On prior occasions, as in the case of Pope Stephen III, p
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Ceremonial throne on which popes were carried
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sedia_gestatoria
date created:
2004-01-05T03:46:13Z
date modified:
2024-09-03T13:14:49Z
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