The route that will move a coffin with the deceased Pope Francis from the Vatican to the Basilica of the Virgin Mary (Santa Maria Maggiore), where they bury it, will be “carefully monitored”, during Saturday’s funeral. They reported on Wednesday sources of ANSA, informs TASR.
Unlike his predecessors, František will not be buried in the Basilica of St. Peter, but in the Basilica of the Virgin Mary, one of the four so -called. Patriarchal Basilics. The last Pope buried in this place was Klement IX. in 1669.
The route on which the funeral procession is about six kilometers long. Currently, according to the Italian agency, several possible variants are being investigated. The shortest leads through Corso Vittorio, Piazza Venezia and Via Nazionale.
The Vatican announced on Wednesday that a traditional nine -day sadness for the deceased pontificos will begin on the funeral day and will last until Sunday, May 4. Conclave may begin at the earliest 15 days after the death of the Pope, ie 5 May.
