House of St. Marty in the Vatican. This is where the cardinals will live during the conclave
On Monday morning, the Vatican informed about the death of Pope Francis. The priest was 88 years old. When 15 days have passed since his death, a conclave will be convened to choose a new pope. Cardinals will live in a conclave time at the House of St. Marta, who was built in 1996, at the request of the then Pope John Paul II. There, from the moment of election to the pope in 2013, Pope Francis lived, who did not want to use the apartments at the Apostolic Palace. “He basically chose normality. Normality and accessibility, which in recent days surprised representatives of other Christian denominations” – wrote about Francis' decision in 2013, the daily “La Stampa”.
John Paul II ordered the construction of the House of St. Marty
Before the house of St. Marty, the cardinals during the conclave stayed in Spartan conditions at the Apostolic Palace. They were to sleep on field beds, sometimes set up in the corridors. It was only John Paul II that it was too tiring and not comfortable and ordered the construction of a five -story building. The house served as a guest building for clergy, coming to the Vatican for various purposes. There are 106 apartments, 22 single rooms, and dining room, bathrooms and offices.
Irishman guarding the Vatican. He will take over his duties after Francis' death
At the time of the conclave at the House of St. Marty will be introduced restrictions, which are aimed at, among others isolating voting cardinals from information from the outside world. According to Insidethevatican.com, everyone who will be allowed into the building at this time (including doctors, chefs, cleaning staff), are obliged to be oath “to keep secret in relation to everything that concerns the conclave”.
Room in the house of St. Marty
In the house of St. Marty, stationary telephone lines are turned off during the conclave, no radio and television receivers are operating. The curtains in the windows are taken so that no one from the outside can even accidentally look inside. Cardinals cover the road from home to the Sistine Chapel on foot or special buses under the escort of Vatican security services.
