Samuel Sharp in Pope's chapel, Rome - 23 March, 1766

from Letters from Italy describing the customs and manners of that country, in the years 1765 and 1766, page 197:

 

I forbore to finish the detail of the Function I saw at the Pope's chapel [on Palm Sunday], because I would not give you any of my suggestions for matter of fact; but now I am fully informed, I told you, the Pope, Cardinals, &c. went in procession out of the chapel, with their palm-branches in their hands, into an adjacent great hall, but did not mention the whole …   more >>

cite as

Samuel Sharp, Letters from Italy describing the customs and manners of that country, in the years 1765 and 1766 (London, 1767), p. 197. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1509205217545 accessed: 18 April, 2024

location of experience: Pope's chapel, Rome

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Samuel Sharp
Surgeon, Writer
1700's-1778

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Experience Information

Date/Time 23 March, 1766
Medium live
Listening Environment in the company of others, indoors, in public

Originally submitted by 5011Henning on Sat, 28 Oct 2017 16:40:43 +0100
Approved on Mon, 15 Jan 2018 10:58:50 +0000