The first images with Pope Francis from the Santa Maria Maggiore Church in Rome were published.
A white rose on Pope Francis's grave Photo: X
A single white rose was photographed on the stone tomb bearing the name under which it was known during its pontificate, under a crucifix enlightened by a single reflector.
The late Pope was buried in this church – one of the four major basilics in the Italian capital, which he regularly visited during the period when he was a cardinal and pontiff – in a private ceremony that followed his public funeral on Saturday.
Pope Francis was buried at the Church of Santa Maria Maggiore Photo: X
On Sunday morning, in the early hours of the morning, the grieving ones were in line in front of the church to be among the first to pay a last tribute to Pope Francis, who died at the age of 88, according to the BBC.
Francis was very devoted to the Virgin Mary, and Santa Maria Maggiore was the first church to be dedicated when it was built in the fourth century.
The basilica is near the Colosseum, at a pour from the central station Termini, a chaotic city and endlessly crowded – far beyond the Vatican's limits, where the popes are traditionally buried.
But the South American pontiff had a long affinity for this place.
Francis's funerals, heads of state, heads of government and monarchs from all over the world, as well as hundreds of thousands of Catholics who have lined up on the streets that lead to the Vatican to present their tributes.
The hymns resounded in huge speakers, sometimes drowned by the sound of helicopters who flew above us, before Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, aged 91, keep a homily on the inheritance left by the Pope.
Cardinal stressed that Pope Francis repeatedly urged the world to “Build bridges, not walls. “
After public funerals, Pope Francis's coffin was carried through Rome in a slow procession.
The authorities said that 140,000 people aligned on the streets, applauding and greeting while the Dricul – a refurbished white Papamobil – crossed the Tiber river and passed some of the most popular tourist attractions of Rome: Colosseum, forum and National Monument Altare Della Patria from Piazza Venezia.
After a period of mourning, the attention will soon be directed to the choice of the future Pope.
The date has not yet been established, but it is believed that it could start on 5 or 6 May, with the participation of 135 cardinals, being the largest conclave in modern history.
