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Sedia Gestatoria
1910 New Catholic Dictionary
A portable papal throne, consisting of an ornamented, silk-covered armchair fastened on a suppedaneum (foot-rest), with rings through which rods are passed, by which red-uniformed footmen may carry it. Used at the coronation of a new pope and other solemn entries, though since Pope John Paul I it is not longer borne by the footmen.
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Entry for 'Sedia Gestatoria'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ncd/s/sedia-gestatoria.html. 1910.