Henry Benedict Stuart
Prince and Duke of York
Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia and Velletri
Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati
Dean of the Sacred College of Cardinals
Vice-Chancellor of the Holy Roman Church
Head of the Royal House of Stuart
Prince and Duke of York
Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia and Velletri
Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati
Dean of the Sacred College of Cardinals
Vice-Chancellor of the Holy Roman Church
Head of the Royal House of Stuart
also grandson of James II and brother of 'Bonnie Prince Charlie'.
A Solemn Requiem was celebrated this afternoon by Bishop Bernard Longley at the Conventual Church of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, at the hospital of St John and St Elizabeth. Details of the Mass are at Roman Christendom: Bicentenary Pontifical Requiem for the Cardinal Duke of York.
The Mass was organised on behalf of the Royal Stuart Society. Fr Nicholas Schofield is the honorary chaplain of this society and was subdeacon for the Mass. He has a report and photos at his blog. (Roman Miscellany: Requiem for the Cardinal Duke of York)
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Photos will shortly be on the usual site http://www.traditionalcatholic.org.uk
He ceased being Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia and Velletri when he became Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati. For that reason I suggest that both titles should not be displayed unless all his other cardinatial titles (Cardinal Deacon of S. Maria in Portico, Cardinal Priest of S. Maria in Portico, Cardinal Priest of Ss. XII Apostoli, Cardinal Priest of S. Lorenzo in Damaso) were also displayed.
Thanks, anon. Actually, I know very little about all these titles. Best post the corrections to Roman Christendom from which I cut and pasted :-)
Thank you, Father, for this post.
The passing of the last member of a royal house is always a very sad event, I think.
I'm glad the bicentenary of the death of Prince Henry, Cardinal Duke of York, has been properly remembered.
When I was a young man living in Italy, I would often raise my glass to the memory of "the king over the water" in the wine of the country (and of his suburbicarian See).
A truly magnificent display of the accoutrements of a cardinal prince on the catafalque.
I don't think I've seen a cardinal's galero since Cardinal Heenan received the red hat in, I think, 1965.
Is it still hanging over his tomb in Westminster Cathedral, I wonder.
I see Father Nicholas makes the not insignificant point that this was the first Pontifical Mass in England in usu antiquiore since the publication of "Summorum Pontificum".
As far as I know, he ceased being Card Bp of Frascati in 1803 when he became Dean of the Sacred College and therefore Card Bp of Ostia & Velletri - though he continued to reside in Frascati.
Surely those are the tassels only of a bishop. An arcbishop has four tassels at the bottom, and a cardinal five.
Hi,
I was directed to your site via another. It is very different from the Catholic sites I usually frequent. I'm an ex-Catholic, now Evangelical, a member of a Pioneer church in the UK. (www.pioneer.org. uk)
I mean no disrespect and I do love the art, graphics, pictures etc on your site but....can't help wondering what they have to do with the Gospel!
I wonder if any of your contributors have heard of Catholic Charismatic Renewal? People such as Fr Bob deGrandis (www.degrandisssj.com)or Catholic Renewal groups like Flame Ministries International (www.flameministries.org)
Cor et Lumen Christi (www.coretlumenchristi.org) and House of the Open Door (www.houseoftheopendoor.org.)
They are all loyal Catholic Renewal groups which are bringing countless numbers to Jesus and healing the blind, curing the sick and raising the dead.
Fr DeGrandis tells how he worked for ten years in various Catholic parishes in America. He loved his life as a priest, the church calendar and the Liturgy, the traditional Catholic devotions, parish groups and events etc etc. But he never saw a single miracle or healing and very few conversions. After he got involved with Charismatic Renewal - wow, miracles and healing in every sense of those words and countless coming to Jesus. Fr deGrandis is a loyal, conservative Catholic and he always wears a Roman collar.
I don't mean to be disrespectful, but when did any of your contributors last witness someone healed of Aids, or blindness or raised from the dead in their parish, or any of the others they may frequent.
Blessing to you and all your contributors
James Hastings
I am a bit of a Jacobite myself though the only ones I admire are the saintly Mary, Queen of Scots, and James II who both paid the price of being honest in a dishonest world. Father one more matter there is a video on Utube called `Why am I a Catholic?` It runs for just five minutes and I only saw a two minute quick clip. Can anyone raise this from Utube, it takes me all my time to get onto a blog and I am not technical, it is the best advert for the Catholic Faith I have seen.
John - information at this post from last September. The video is no longer available for download from the Evangelical Catholic site (bandwidth problems) but you can send for a DVD.
I agree with you that it is an excellent video. I often put it on before parish meetings while people are getting tea etc.
James - thank you for stopping by. The blog has a lot to do with the gospel - Our Lord's command "Do this for a commemoration of me" and John 6 are amply illustrated in the posts on the Mass. His frequent references to the last things are often the subject of posts on the spiritual life. And the fulfilment of his words to Peter in Matthew 16.18 are shown in our love for the Holy Father and his office.
As for miracles, yes, some of us have certainly seen some. But remember that the greatest miracle is the conversion of sinners and we should not always be "demanding a sign."
The best guides to the spiritual life are the great saints who have reached the heights of mystical union. They warn us to be careful of seeking consolations or exterior signs and to follow the gospel path of taking up the cross to follow Our Lord.
I'm sure you would agree with all this but I am just trying to hint to you that the charismatic renewal needs to heed the call of Pope John Paul to be at the heart of the Church and her life as witnessed by the living tradition.
Cardinal Stuart never ceased being Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati which he was named in 1761. However, in the same year he was created Archbishop ad personam of Frascati as well as Cardinal-Bishop of that suburbican see. In 1803 when he was named Dean of the Sacred College he assumed the title of Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (-Velletri) ex officio to being Dean. Upon his death in 1807 he was serving as Dean (and therefore Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia) while also being Archbishop ad personam of Frascati.
In addition, the emblazonment of his arms (by Marco Foppoli) is quite correct. The tassels of a cardinal's galero were not yet fixed at 30 until 1832...some 25 years after Cardinal Stuart had died. At the time he was a cardinal there was NO fixed number as yet for the tassels of a cardinal's galero and there were many variations in use including the use of 12 tassels as shown in his arms. The full system of the colors and tassels on the galerii of various prelates that we know now was not fully devised until 1905 under St. Pius X.
Many thanks indeed for calling over, Fr Guy.
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