The grave of Pope Francis in the Roman Basilica of the Virgin Mary (Santa Maria Maggiore) will be able to visit the public already on Sunday morning. This was announced on Thursday by Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni. Pope Francis died on April 21 – The day after Easter Sunday awarded the blessing of Urbi et Orbi (the city of Rome and the world), Subsequently, he took the Papamobile Square and greeted with pilgrims.
From Wednesday morning, the Pope’s bodily remains are exhibited to the faithful in the Basilica of Sts. Petra. The Vatican informed that almost 50,000 people came to say goodbye to the Pope until 08.30.
Many believers and pilgrims waited in line in front of the temple for several hours. Ansa claims that They were to close the basilica at midnight on Wednesday, but for a number of believers and pilgrims who wanted to pay tribute to the Pope, the Vatican left it open until Thursday to 05.30 h. It was opened again at 07.00. Between midnight and a half six in the morning, the Basilica of Sts. Peter approximately 13,000 people.
The funeral of the Pope Francis will take place on Saturday at 10.00 am before the Basilica of Sts. Petra. Then they transport the coffin with the body to the Pope’s favorite temple in Rome – the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, where it will be buried in a simple grave marked with the inscription Franciscus (Francis in Latin). As the grave looks at the end of the article.
In this basilica there is also the icon of Salus Populi Romani depicting the Virgin Mary with Jesus as a guardian of Rome. The Pope had a special respect for this image and came to pray to him before every foreign trip and after returning to Rome.
British BBC station, referring to the Italian daily Il Messaggero, published an interview with Lithuanian priest Rolandas Macrickakas, who acts as an archdicos-coadjutor and who in the basilica and who in the basilica and who in the basilica He was a testimony of how the decision was made that František would be buried in this temple.
Macrickas said that he spoke to the Pope in May 2022 – but Francis argued that the Popes were buried in the Basilica of Sts. Petra. A week later, however, Macrickas phoned and asked to find a suitable place in the basilica – he will be buried near the icon he liked so much, added the BBC.
