The death of Pope Francis: After graduating from Pope Francis at the age of 88, the Vatican is preparing for a funeral that leaves long -term traditions. Here’s the reason.
In 2022, Pope Francis expressed his wish to be buried in the basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome, unlike his predecessors, who were traditionally buried at the Vatican Caves under the Basilica of Sts. Peter, according to the agency.
The ashes of Pope Francis
According to the updated order exsessaiarum Romani Pontificis, the Pope is likely to be placed in this coffin for public viewing.
The funeral takes place within four to six days and is led by Dean of College of Cardinals. Most of the popes are buried under the Basilica of St. Peter, but Pope Francis decided in 2022 that he should be buried from the Vatican in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome.
Pope Francis, who is to be buried in a wooden coffin; No three -layer coffin
In 2022, Pope Francis announced his wish to give up many traditional and complicated burial customs observed in previous popes. The Vatican revealed changes in the new formal ceremony, which was published in November last year.
The Pope will be buried in a single wooden coffin lined with zinc and leaves for centuries old tradition of interconnected coffins from cypresses, lead and oak. The decision reflected Francis’s commitment to simplicity and its wider efforts to modernize church traditions, mentioned the report of the agency Agency 2024.
Pope Francis Place
According to the last wish of the late Pope, Pope Francis will be buried in the basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome, on a place dedicated to Mary, the Mother of God.
The wish of Pope Francis to be buried in Santa Maria Maggiore makes him the first Pope in more than a century, which was buried outside the Vatican. Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica, dedicated to Mary, God’s Mother, has a deep personal significance for Pope Francis – according to reports, he traditionally prayed before and on his international trips.
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