The grave was made of marble from Italian Liguria, where the Pope's mother came from. Above the album there is a reproduction of the cross he wore on his chest.
The pope will be buried in a narrow niche between the Pauline chapel, called the chapel of Salus Populi Romani, where the image of the Mother of God is located, and the chapel of Sforza near the altar of Saint Francis.
Francis personally agreed on the details of his burial, and left all the tips in the Testament announced on Monday. The Pope will be buried on Saturday after the funeral mass at St. Peter's Square. His grave can be seen from the morning on Sunday.
The Basilica of the Mother of God was particularly close to the Pope; He visited her at every important moment of his pontificate. The pope has been there over 125 times.
Pope Francis was 88 years old
Pope Francis left on Monday at 7.35 in the morning. He was 88 years old. Died during recovery after severe pneumonia, The day after he came to the blessing of Urbi et Orbi to greet the faithful. The Vatican announced the following words of the Pontifical Camerling Cardinal Kevin Farrell: “The most expensive brothers and sisters, with deep pain I have to announce the death of our Holy Father. At 7.35 this morning, the bishop of Rome Francis returned to the Father's House.”
In the official medical announcement, the director of the Vatican Health Service prof. Andrea Arcangeli said that the causes of the death of Pope Francis were stroke, coma and irreversible cardiological collapse.
Pope Francis had serious health problems
From the beginning of February, Pope Francis He had more and more problems with breath and voice, he could not read the texts of his speeches. Treatment at home in the Vatican did not bring results. Therefore, the Holy Father was admitted on Friday, February 14, at a special unit in the gemella polyclinice in Rome. Four days later, the Vatican revealed that doctors diagnosed bilateral pneumonia with him. The Pope defeated the disease and left the hospital on March 23. April 21, Tragic news about the death of Francis appeared.
