This Monday, the Vatican published the spiritual testament of Pope Francis, who died at age 88 due to a stroke. In the document the Pontiff expressed his wishes regarding the place and the way he wanted to be buried.
Jorge Bergoglio expressed his desire that his, “Last tour of this life ends in this former Marian sanctuary, which used to go in prayer at the beginning and end of each apostolic tripto entrust with faith my intentions to the immaculate mother and thank her her docile and maternal care. “According to the document, the will of the leader of the Catholic Church was that” her tomb “was located” in the niche of the side nave, between the Pauline chapel and the Sforza chapel, within the aforementioned basilica.
The Pope detailed that the coffin “must be on earth” and that it is “simple, without particular decoration and with the only registration, Franciscus. The expenses will be borne by “the sum of the benefactor I have arranged: it will be transferred to the papal basilica of Santa María la Mayor and for which I have commissioned the appropriate instructions to the archbishop Rolandas Makrickas.
The testament concluded with a requested meaning, “That the Lord of a deserved reward for those who have loved me and will continue to pray for me. The suffering that was present in the last part of my life offered it to the Lord for world peace and fraternity between peoples. “
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When will the Pope’s funeral what time
In this way, the cardinals gathered in Santa Marte resolved that Pope Francis’s funeral will be next Saturday, April 26at 10 in the morning (5 in the morning Argentina), in the Plaza San Pedro del Vaticano.
The coffin of Pope Francis will be transferred on Wednesday at 9 from the Santa Marta chapel to the Basilica of San Pedro, as confirmed today by the Vatican. There the burning chapel will be exposed for three days so that the faithful can fire him and rename tribute.
Where is the Basilica of Santa María la Mayor
The papal basilica of Santa María la Mayor was created Rome for more than one thousand six hundred years. It is the Marian sanctuary par excellence and a symbol of the Western artistic legacy. Located on the top of Mount Esquilo, it is part of the four great papal basilicas of the city.
Raised on the ruins of an ancient pagan temple enshrined to the goddess Cibeles, its foundations were established in the middle of the fourth century under the pontificate of Pope Liberio. According to the tradition, the Virgin Mary appeared to the Pope and gave the indications to build the temple, while the contour of the building was inspired by a prodigious snowfall.
Source: Ambito
