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Pius XII
pope of the Catholic Church from 1939 to 1958
Franz von Papen
German general staff officer, politician, diplomat, nobleman and Chancellor of Germany (1879–1969)
Al Smith
American statesman and governor (1873–1944)
Pietro Della Valle
Italian explorer and composer (1586-1652)
Claudio Acquaviva
Superior General of the Society of Jesus (1543–1615)
Polydore Vergil
Italian-English scholar (1470–1555)
Lorenzo Perosi
Italian composer (1872–1956)
Giovanni de' Bardi
Italian composer and writer
Antonio Bello
Italian Roman Catholic bishop (1935-1993)
John McCormack
Irish tenor (1884–1945)
Marco Marazzoli
Italian composer and priest
Alessandro Mattei
Italian cardinal (1744-1820)
mantelletta
thumb|A Catholic cleric wearing a mantelletta over his cassock A mantelletta, Italian diminutive of Latin mantellum 'mantle', is a sleeveless, knee-length, vest-like garment, open in front, with slits instead of sleeves on the sides, fastened at the neck. It was for a period of time even more common than the mozzetta.
Karl von Miltitz
Papal Nuncio
Conrad von Bolanden
German writer (1828–1920)
papal chamberlain
member of the Pontifical Family in charge of the pope's direct personal service
Ismael Perdomo Borrero
former Archbishop of Bogotá (1872–1950)
Hugo Aufderbeck
German priest (1909–1981)
Christopher de Paus
papal chamberlain and count (1862–1943)
Ernst Maria Lieber
German politician (1838-1902)
Sediari
200px|thumb|left|Urban VIII supported by sediari 200px|thumb|right|Pius VIII on the sedia gestatoria, carried by the sediari pontifici 200px|thumb|right|Papal ushers performing one of the traditional roles of the sediari as they carry the coffin of John Paul II The Sediari pontifici () were chair-bearers of the pope on the sedia gestatoria. Originally servants of the papal household, they later became a lay confraternity. The origins of the chair-bearers lie in medieval times, earlier even than the Swiss Guards.
Aleksander Meysztowicz
Polish politician (1864-1943)
Stanisław Starowieyski
Polish officer, social activist, blessed (1895–1941)
Hemming Gadh
Swedish politician
Carl Gustaf Bielke
Swedish count, major-general and county governor (1683-1754)
Evan Morgan, 2nd Viscount Tredegar
British viscount
Kyrylo Seletskyi
Ukrainian Greek Catholic priest (1835–1918)
Ivan Romanov
Roman Catholic bishop
Johannes Braun
German bishop (1919-2004)
Giovanni Battista Pinardi
Stefan Cybichowski
Polish architect