THE PAPAL TIARA.
TliE Roman Pontiff wears a tia r a in his co.- >n i >. <\\ cuunorv which (says the San I'raiu l-co l/mr/fur) n-eniblts fotnewh.it th< i head-dress of the Chaldeans, which was round, n-mi; in a um'cal form and encircled with a crown when worn by in<inarchs. Boniface VIII. added a second crown to show the union of the tempor.il and spiritual powers ; and in H.!4 Boniface X IF. added a third crown to indicate the paternal power which should be united with those before named, Thi« triple crown is, in reality, a crown of thorns for Leo XIII.
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New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXVII, Issue 6, 9 February 1899, Page 31
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101THE PAPAL TIARA. New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXVII, Issue 6, 9 February 1899, Page 31
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