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Show oo COFFIN OF CARDINAL IS FINALLY CLOSED Kome, Dec. 19 Funeral service was held today for the late Cardinal Mariano Rampolla. who died suddenly sudden-ly on December 16 The coffin was earned from the little palace where :he prelate died to St. Peters, where were gathered the members of the sncrcd college, the diplomatic corps, the papal court, the Roman aristocracy, aristoc-racy, the Knights of Malta and a I large body of clergy and laymen of I all nationalities. A requiem mass 1 was celebrated by Monsignor Pietro ' Joiio. vicar of St Peters, and then Cardinal Vincent Vannutelll imparted absolution. The body was afterward taken to the cemetery in the chapel of the Vatican chapter and later burled in the church of St. Cecilia, of which Cardinal Rampolla was the protector and which he caused to be restored Rome, Dec. 19 The coffin containing contain-ing the body of Cardinal Rampolla was closed yeeterday with the solemn sol-emn ceremonial of the sacred college. A will was found dated 18S9, but Intimates In-timates of the late cardinal profess to know of the existence of a will dated some years later In fact the cardinal left a small key with a label la-bel on which was written: "This opens the black case containing con-taining my last will." The case, however, has not been found. rvn |