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room of tears wikipedia jump to content main menu main menu move to sidebar hide navigation main page contents current events random article about wikipedia contact us contribute help learn to edit community portal recent changes upload file special pages search search appearance donate create account log in personal tools donate create account log in contents move to sidebar hide top 1 sistine chapel 2 history 3 see also 4 references toggle the table of contents room of tears 8 languages čeština español français hrvatski bahasa indonesia italiano lietuvių português edit links article talk english read edit view history tools tools move to sidebar hide actions read edit view history general what links here related changes upload file permanent link page information cite this page get shortened url switch to legacy parser print export download as pdf printable version in other projects wikidata item appearance move to sidebar hide from wikipedia the free encyclopedia area in the vatican s sistine chapel the room of tears italian stanza delle lacrime 1 also called the crying room italian stanza del pianto is a small antechamber within the sistine chapel in vatican city where a newly elected pope changes into his papal cassock for the first time sistine chapel edit the room of tears receives its name as a reference to tears that have been shed by newly elected popes within it 2 according to fr christopher whitehead the room s name can be explained because the poor man obviously breaks down at being elected 1 it is alternatively referred to as the crying room 3 the room is located in vatican city to the left of the altar of the sistine chapel and contains three different sizes of papal outfits large medium and small for the new pontiff to choose from and initially dress in 1 4 5 these vestments are customarily sewn by tailors from gammarelli the official papal tailor 6 it also contains seven piled white shoe boxes which are assumed to contain various sizes of the papal shoes 7 additionally the room holds albs chasubles and copes worn by various popes across the years including the cope of pope pius vi and the stole of pope pius vii 8 history edit pope leo xiii was said to have cried upon his election in 1878 after the 1958 conclave elected pope john xxiii he looked at himself in the mirror wearing the papal cassock due to his large frame it did not properly fit the pontiff leading him to jokingly remark that this man will be a disaster on television 3 after the 2005 conclave pope benedict xvi was said to have entered the room looking upset but emerged in a brighter mood 9 in an interview featured in the 2025 bbc documentary secrets of the conclave it was revealed by most reverend diego ravelli master of pontifical liturgical celebrations that the newly elected pope leo xiv was overwhelmed with emotion as was himself when the two were in the room alone upon the aftermath of the 2025 conclave 10 see also edit index of vatican city related articles bridge of sighs references edit 1 2 3 conclave trivia why cardinals are locked in popes houses ransacked cnn 13 march 2013 retrieved 18 november 2022 conclaves through history 7 moments that shaped the process abc news 12 march 2013 retrieved 18 november 2022 1 2 mcauley joseph 12 march 2016 pope francis and the room of tears america retrieved 18 november 2022 gold michael 12 march 2013 room of tears the baltimore sun archived from the original on january 26 2022 retrieved 18 november 2022 wooden cindy 1 january 1970 what happens when cardinals elect a pope catholic herald retrieved 18 november 2022 these papal tailors aren t expecting a traditional order for new cassocks to outfit the next pope ap news 2025 05 01 retrieved 2025 05 04 winfield nichole 12 march 2013 first day of voting ends with no pope elected herald tribune retrieved 18 november 2022 bishop robert barron 29 june 2015 we ve been here before marriage and the room of tears catholic world report retrieved 18 november 2022 u turn by the pope over other inferior religions the newsroom 21 april 2005 retrieved 18 november 2022 dead link v t e art of the sistine chapel life of moses moses leaving for egypt 1 the youth of moses 2 the crossing of the red sea 3 4 5 the descent from mount sinai 3 6 the punishment of the sons of korah 2 testament and death of moses 7 8 life of christ the baptism of christ 1 the temptations of christ 2 the vocation of the apostles 4 the sermon on the mount 3 the delivery of the keys 1 the last supper 3 5 ceiling 9 gallery scenes from genesis the separation of light from darkness the creation of the sun moon and plants the separation of land and water the creation of adam the creation of eve the fall and expulsion from the garden of eden the sacrifice of noah the flood the drunkenness of noah prophets jonah jeremiah ezekiel joel zechariah isaiah daniel sibyls persian sibyl erythraean sibyl delphic sibyl cumaean sibyl libyan sibyl altar wall the last judgment 9 tapestries raphael cartoons 10 related art patronage of julius ii restoration of the sistine chapel frescoes sistine chapel choir room of tears vatican city index the agony and the ecstasy 1965 film key 1 pietro perugino 2 sandro botticelli 3 cosimo rosselli 4 domenico ghirlandaio 5 biagio d antonio 6 piero di cosimo 7 luca signorelli 8 bartolomeo della gatta 9 michelangelo 10 raphael pope sixtus iv vatican city portal catholicism portal v t e vatican city articles index outline holy see properties pope leo xiv list of sovereigns vicar general for vatican city history history of the papacy prisoner in the vatican circus of nero old st peter s basilica papal tombs navicella leonine city cortile del belvedere santo stefano degli ungheresi lateran treaty borgo nuovo borgo vecchio piazza scossacavalli geography major basilica st peter s basilica chair of saint peter door of the dead monument to the royal stuarts st peter s baldachin saint longinus pietà vatican necropolis saint peter s tomb papal tombs tomb of the julii vatican grottoes apostolic palace redemptoris mater chapel borgia apartments clementine hall loggias papal apartments stufetta del cardinal bibbiena cappella paolina raphael rooms niccoline chapel sala ducale sala regia scala regia the vision of constantine sistine chapel altarpiece ceiling room of tears vatican museums historical paintings modern and contemporary art pio clementino chiaramonti gregoriano etrusco gregoriano egiziano pio cristiano ethnographic bramante staircase maps gregorian tower casina pio iv sant anna dei palafrenieri domus sanctae marthae holy spirit chapel gardens santa maria della pietà in camposanto dei teutonici collegio teutonico teutonic cemetery mater ecclesiae monastery sant egidio in borgo santi martino e sebastiano degli svizzeri paul vi audience hall the resurrection passetto di borgo san pellegrino in vaticano st peter s square via della conciliazione fountains porta san pellegrino ricciolo d italia saint john s tower santo stefano degli 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