Pope Francis revealed his last wishes in his will, published on Monday, April 21, asking to be buried in a simple tomb without ornaments inside his beloved Roman Basilica, Santa María Maggiore.
“Feeling that the sunset of my earthly life is approaching and with an animated hope in eternal life, I want to express my testamentary only in regard to the place of my burial,” the Pope wrote in his will of Jondition 29, 2022, this is that this is that this condsat conds.
“I ask that my mortal remains rest waiting for the day of the resurrection in the papal basilica or Santa María Maggiore,” wrote the Pope, who sought to visit the important Catholic sanctuary before and after each trip as a pontiff.
In his will, Francis Spot specifically in the side nave of the basilica for his grave, which only includes an attached diagram for more clarity, and said that burial expenses were organized in advance.
“The grave must be on Earth; simple, without partular decoration and with the only inscription: Francisco.”
When closing his will, the spiritual leader of the Catholics in the world asked the Lord to “give the deserved reward to those who loved me and will continue to pray for me.”
“I sacrifice the suffering that was present in the last part of my life to the Lord for Peace and the World Brotherhood among the peoples.”
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