segreta

Updated: May 4, 2025

When it is finished, the Pope wearing his stole, and the Cardinals having taken off their cappe, go to S. Peter's in procession, accompanied by the Papal Anticamera segreta, the guards and others, to venerate the relics of the Cross, the Lance, and the Volto Santo, which are shewn by the Canons from the gallery above the statue of S. Veronica . The Pope meantime, and the Cardinals and others arranged on each side of Him, remain kneeling.

Charles Michael Baggs - The Ceremonies of the Holy-Week at Rome

Signor Squadra who, walking on with slow and silent steps, had not yet once turned round, paused for a moment on reaching the door of the /anticamera segreta/ so as to give Pierre time to breathe and recover himself somewhat before crossing the threshold of the sanctuary.

Émile Zola - The Three Cities Trilogy: Rome, Volume 5

And once more the chamber sank into deep quietude, whilst the two lamps continued to diffuse a soft and steady light. In the centre of the anticamera segreta Signor Squadra stood waiting black and motionless. And on noticing that Pierre in his flurry forgot to take his hat from the pier table, he himself discreetly fetched it and handed it to the young priest with a silent bow.

Émile Zola - The Three Cities Trilogy: Rome, Complete

Signor Squadra who, walking on with slow and silent steps, had not yet once turned round, paused for a moment on reaching the door of the anticamera segreta so as to give Pierre time to breathe and recover himself somewhat before crossing the threshold of the sanctuary.

Émile Zola - The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete: Lourdes, Rome and Paris

This was done, although it gave little pleasure to the people of Verona; and he was laid to rest with great honour in the burial-place of the Compagnia Segreta in S. Francesco at Mantua. Francesco lived to the age of sixty-four, and the portrait of him which belongs to Messer Fermo was executed when he was fifty.

Giorgio Vasari - Lives of the most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects: Vol. 06 (of 10) Fra Giocondo to Niccolo Soggi

And once more the chamber sank into deep quietude, whilst the two lamps continued to diffuse a soft and steady light. In the centre of the anticamera segreta Signor Squadra stood waiting black and motionless. And on noticing that Pierre in his flurry forgot to take his hat from the pier table, he himself discreetly fetched it and handed it to the young priest with a silent bow.

Émile Zola - The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete: Lourdes, Rome and Paris

Signor Squadra who, walking on with slow and silent steps, had not yet once turned round, paused for a moment on reaching the door of the anticamera segreta so as to give Pierre time to breathe and recover himself somewhat before crossing the threshold of the sanctuary.

Émile Zola - The Three Cities Trilogy: Rome, Complete

No less was this than a precept from the Pratica Segreta that the horses were to be put at the disposition of the Cavaliere Aquamorta, of whom the State was most anxious to be rid. Had it been anything under a Government order, said he, he would have laughed in the bearer's face. Not even the Grand Duke could make an honest man break his word, &c. &c.; but I could see he was helpless.

Maurice Henry Hewlett - The Fool Errant : Being the Memoirs of Francis-Anthony Strelley, Esq., Citizen of Lucca

And once more the chamber sank into deep quietude, whilst the two lamps continued to diffuse a soft and steady light. In the centre of the /anticamera segreta/ Signor Squadra stood waiting black and motionless. And on noticing that Pierre in his flurry forgot to take his hat from the pier table, he himself discreetly fetched it and handed it to the young priest with a silent bow.

Émile Zola - The Three Cities Trilogy: Rome, Volume 5