This is how Pope Francis had a funeral

« With dignity, but bury like any Christian » – – he said several timescontinuing the example he followed in his life.

The tomb must be in the ground and be simple, without any decoration, with a single inscription: Franciscus – the Pope stands in the will.

Pope Francis among others resigned from that centuries -old practiceto bury your body in three interrelated coffins made of cypress, lead and oak tree.

Contrary to the papal tradition, he also resigned to be buried in the Vatican. Thus, he will be the first Pope to be rested on the Vatican: Instead of St. Peter’s Basilica, he will have a grave in the Roman Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica, where the head of the church prayed before every abroad, writes the Index.

According to centuries-old traditions, the bishops of Rome have so far been buried in crypts during St. Peter’s Basilica. Almost 100 popes rest here at the funeral location in the Vatican catacombs, including XVI. Pope Benedict, the predecessor of Ferenc, who resigned in 2013 and lived until 2022.

Pope Francis also provided that his body should not be put on ornate. In the past, the body of the deceased head of the church has been placed on a decorated death platform. However, the Argentine Pope will only be placed in an open coffin in St. Peter’s Basilica.