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23-454: Camerlengo has been used in the papal court for the following official positions: Some other positions in the papal court were formerly termed papal chamberlains . Although usually given as an honorary award, the position involved some duties. Laity receiving this honor are now called Papal Gentlemen , while clergy are typically appointed as a "Chaplain of His Holiness", a form of monsignor . This Catholic Church –related article

46-501: A hostel and a chapel dedicated to Santa Maria. In mediaeval times a substantial number of pilgrims from Wessex, including fighting men, traveled the Via Francigena from Canterbury to Rome. The hospice and church were gutted by fire in 817, were sacked by Muslim raiders in 846, and were again burned in 852. It was rebuilt in the 12th century and subsequently restored several times. In 1475 Pope Sixtus IV commissioned joining

69-407: A valuable source illustrating the history of the church, have been collected and published by Vincenzo Forcella. The church has a single nave, and ten apsidal chapels along the sides. The counter-facade has a Visitation (1545) by Marco Pino , and a Conversion of St. Paul begun by Francesco Salviati and completed by Francesco Rubiale . The first chapel to the right in the apse, has a fresco of

92-475: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Papal court The papal household or pontifical household (usually not capitalized in the media and other nonofficial use, Latin : Pontificalis Domus ), called until 1968 the Papal Court ( Aula Pontificia ), consists of dignitaries who assist the pope in carrying out particular ceremonies of either a religious or a civil character. It

115-724: Is a typical example of Renaissance architecture . In the stational procession for the first Sunday after the Octave of the Epiphany, instituted by Pope Innocent III (1198–1216), a procession carried the veil of Saint Veronica from Saint Peter's Basilica , and the Pope celebrated Mass in this church. Indulgences were granted to those who took part, and money was distributed to the poor. The inscriptions found in Santo Spirito in Sassia,

138-653: Is organised into two bodies: the Papal Chapel ( Cappella Pontificia ), which assists the pope in his functions as the spiritual head of the church, especially in religious ceremonies; and the Papal Family or Household ( Familia Pontificia ), which assists him as head of a juridical body with civil functions. The Papal Household is a section of the Roman Curia . The Prefecture of the Papal Household

161-464: Is the office in charge of the Papal Household. The Papal Chapel consists of ecclesiastics who participate in religious ceremonies wearing their liturgical vestments or the dress proper to their rank and office. Historically, chanted divine service was held daily in the papal palace, with the Pope in person celebrating or assisting at Pontifical Mass on certain days. After the return of the popes from Avignon , these solemn public functions were held in

184-650: The Pentecost by the Florentine Jacopo Zucchi and his brother. The second chapel has an Assumption by Livio Agresti , who also painted the Trinity in the fourth chapel as well as frescoes in the third chapel. The fifth chapel has an Annunciation and an Ascent (1570) by Giuseppe Valeriano . The sacristy is decorated by stories of the Schola Saxonum by Guidobaldo Abbatini . The apse

207-526: The Sistine Chapel or, on days of special solemnity, in Saint Peter's Basilica . The liturgical celebration ceased to be daily in the course of the nineteenth century. The motu proprio Pontificalis Domus of 1968 abolished some of the titles borne by various groups that had membership in the Papal Chapel. At present its membership consists of the ecclesiastical members of the Papal Family in

230-1150: The Chamber [ Maestro di Camera ], Auditor of His Holiness); Master of the Sacred Apostolic Hospice ; the Hereditary Quartermaster General of the Sacred Apostolic Palace ( Foriere Maggiore ); Master of the Horse to His Holiness ( Cavallerizzo Maggiore di Sua Santità ); General Superintendent of Posts ; the Keepers of the Golden Rose ; Secretary to Embassies; Esente of the Noble Guard of Service; Chamberlains of Honor in abito paonazzo ; Chamberlains of Honor extra Urbem ; Secret Chaplains and Secret Chaplains of Honor; Secret Chaplains of Honor extra Urbem ; Secret Clerics; Common Papal Chaplains; Confessor of

253-605: The Interior Minister; Commander of Santo Spirito ; Roman Magistrate; Master of the Sacred Apostolic Hospice; Chamberlains of Honor in abito paonazzo ; Secret Chaplains and Secret Chaplains of Honor; Secret Clerics; Confessor of the Pontifical Family; Candle-Carrying Acolytes ( Ceroferari ); Guardian of the Sacred Tiara; Mace-Bearer; and Apostolic Messenger ( Cursori Apostolici ). Of these offices,

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276-469: The Papal Court with an apostolic letter motu proprio , renaming it the "Papal Household" ( Latin : Pontificalis Domus ). In changing the name from what it had been for some centuries, Paul VI said he was returning an "original and noble" name. Moreover, many positions were consolidated into new ones or altogether abolished. According to the motu proprio : "Many of the offices entrusted to members of

299-401: The Papal Court. The roles and positions in the papal household and court evolved and changed over time, and included hostiarii, vestararius , vicedominus , nomenclator , cubiculario (chamberlain), sacellarius, praelatini palatini, bibliothecarius, scutiferi, cancellarius, protonotaries , primicerius, secundicerius, defensor, and many more. On March 28, 1968, Pope Paul VI reorganized

322-459: The Papal Household were deprived of their function, continuing to exist as purely honorary positions, without much correspondence to concrete needs of the times." In the Papal Chapel, the following positions were altered or suppressed: Palatine Cardinals ( Cardinali Palatini ); prelates di fiocchetto ; Prince-Assistants to the Throne ( Principi assistenti al Soglio ); Majordomo of His Holiness ;

345-579: The Pontifical Family; and Secret Steward ( Scalco Segreto ). The Master of the Sacred Palace (the Pope's Dominican theologian) has been renamed Theologian of the Pontifical Household . Since 2005 the post has been held by Fr. Wojciech Giertych , a Polish Dominican. The titles of Secret Almoner and Sacristan of His Holiness were changed to Almoner of His Holiness, and Vicar General of His Holiness for Vatican City, respectively, and

368-545: The adjacent Ospedale di Santo Spirito in Sassia . The current holder of the titulus is Cardinal-Deacon Dominique Mamberti . It has been the official sanctuary of Divine Mercy since 1994. The church stands on the site of King Ine of Wessex 's Schola Saxonum , or "Saxon School", a charitable institution for West Saxon pilgrims. According to Roger of Wendover , Ine founded the Schola Saxonum in AD 727. It included

391-593: The church to the nearby Hospital of the Holy Spirit for foundlings (which Pope Innocent III had built and whose history is given in wall-paintings in the church's sacristy) and given a bell tower . In 1538–1545, Antonio da Sangallo the Younger, or Baldassare Peruzzi , rebuilt the church after it had been damaged during the Sack of Rome . An organ, which survives, was added in 1547. In 1585–1590, Pope Sixtus V had

414-408: The exterior restored, giving the church its present façade by Ottavio Mascherino , inspired by a design of Sangallo. This facade has two stories, with Corinthian pilasters dividing the lower one into five sections, and the upper divided into three sections. In the upper middle section is a circular window, and above that is the coat-of-arms of Pope Sixtus V. The façade is crowned by a pediment . It

437-514: The narrow sense ( Familia Pontificalis , not Domus Pontificalis ) and in addition: The members of this body are subdivided into two groups: ecclesiastic and lay. The ecclesiastics who have membership are: The lay members are: By the late Middle Ages it was the most sophisticated bureaucracy in Europe. In the Papal States , from medieval times, the papal nobility formed a part of

460-667: The other categories of Monsignori were abolished. Santo Spirito in Sassia Church of the Holy Spirit in the Saxon District ( Italian : La chiesa di Santo Spirito in Sassia ) is a 12th-century titular church in Rome , Italy . It is in Borgo Santo Spirito , a street which got its name from the church, placed in the southern part of Rione Borgo and has been connected since its foundation to

483-797: The responsibilities of the Secretary to Embassies and Secretary of the Wardrobe were commuted into the office of the Prelates of the Antechamber. Domestic Prelates and Secret Chamberlains Supernumerary remained part of the Papal Family, but were henceforth to be called Prelates of Honor of His Holiness and Chaplains of His Holiness, respectively. Likewise, the Secret Chamberlains of the Cape and Sword ( di cappa e spada ) were retained under

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506-536: The suppressed offices of Secret Chaplain and Secret Chaplain of Honor, Secret Cleric, Acolyte Ceroferari , Common Papal Chaplain, and Porter-Masters of the Virga Rubea were consolidated under the general title of "Cleric of the Papal Chapel". The Papal Family underwent even more radical changes. Abolished and considered were the following titles: the Palatine prelates (i.e., Majordomo of His Holiness, Master of

529-507: The title Gentlemen of His Holiness, and the Bussolanti took the new name of Attachés of the Antechamber. The Camerieri Segreti Partecipanti were outright abolished, as was the title of Sub-Auditor ( Subdatarius ). There was also a change in honorific ecclesiastical titles, which were reduced to three categories: Protonotaries Apostolic ( de numero and supernumerary), Prelates of Honor of His Holiness, and Chaplains of His Holiness. All

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