St Joseph Academy - Sajoscript Yearbook (Columbus, OH)

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SANDALPHOX The Golden Rose C.vr11E1c1NE LYONS Graduate NOTEWORTIIY event of the Jubilee Year of 1925 was the presenta- tion of the Golden Rose to Queen Elizabeth of Belgium by Pope Pius XI. It is a token of the honor and esteem which she, out of the entire Christian world, won because of her loyalty and true religious spirit, The Golden Rose is a. very precious and sacred ornament, blessed annu- ally by the Iloly Father. During the Pope's sojourn at Avignon, the custom originated of bestowing this high honor upon the mast deserving prince pres- ent at the Papal Court. From the beginning of the seventeenth century, this privilege was extended to all nobles in Rome. At a later period, the nobility residing outside of the once Imperial City were also eligible for the honor. The exact date of the institution of the ceremony is rather uncertain. Many attribute it to St. Gregory I, the greatest figure in the medieval power of the Papacy. The first notice of the blessing of the Rose was recorded in the eleventh century when Pope Leo IX imposed upon the nuns at the Mon- astery of Bamberg, in Franconia, the obligation of furnishing yearly the Golden Rose, which he would bless and carry in solemn procession on Laetare Sunday. Previous to the reign of Sixtus IV, the ceremony consisted in blessing a single, gold rose, in the heart of which rested a ruby. Precious gems were arranged artistically on the petals. That Iloly Pontiff, hewever, substituted a thorny branch of roses, delicately tinted and designed. In the past cen- turies, there have been countless changes and variations as to the size, shape and value of the token. The Rose presented to the Queen of the Belgians is an exquisite work of art. It consists, not of a single rose, but a spray of nineteen blossoms and buds. Its two hundred and ninety leaves are richly wrought in gold. A vase, beau- tifully embossed, serves as a mount for the ornament. One side bears the Pontifical coat-of-arms, the other, an inscription in Latin: To Eliza- beth, Queen of Belgium, given by Pius XI P. M. on the twenty-fifth anni- versary of her august wedding. The Rose and vase are inelosed in a polished walnut case, lined with cream-colored velvet. The ceremony of the Rose has been linked with the names of some fa- mous men in the history of the world. In 1096 Urban II bestowed this honor upon Folfa. d'Anjou, the leading spirit of the First Crusade. The discovery of America, 1492, was celebrated by the bestowal of the Golden Rose upon Isabella, Queen of Spain. Again, in 1555, Queen Mary of England received it from the hands of Julius III, as a reward for the Catholic Restoration in her kingdom. It is an interesting fact, that the recent presentation of the Golden Rose ha.d a counterpart just a century ago. In that Jubilee Year, Queen Maria Theresa of Savoia was the recipient of this recognition. In 1796 she was threatened by the French troops under Napoleon Bonaparte and was driven A page forty

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