The Watican officials have left behind the will by Pope Francis, which details his burial request, died of a cerebral stroke by Pontiff, causing heart failure.
“Feeling that the sunset of my worldly life is coming and with vibrant hope in eternal life, I want to express my will, only in relation to my place of burial,” the document begins.
It was written in June 2022, will give details of the Pope’s burial preferences, which is different from Pontif for the last few centuries.
“I have always assigned my life and priest and the Ministry of Expoople to our Lord, Mary Most Holi’s mother. Therefore, I ask that my mortal is waiting for the revival day in Santa Maria Magior’s Papal Basilica,” the document continues.
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Francis said he wanted “the last worldly journey to end in this ancient sanctuary.”
Will also said to bury Francis into the Earth, “Franciscus without special decoration and the only inscription.”
“I ask that my mausoleum is prepared in the corridor hole between the Polyn Chapel (Chapel of Salus Populi Romani) and the above Papal Basilica’s saforza chapel, as a sign in the attached attachment, reads it.
He also said that buried expenses should be covered with the sum of the beneficiary with which Francis had arranged.
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“I have arranged, Santa Maria Maggi’s Papal Basilica and of which I have provided to give proper instructions to Mons. Lolandas Makricas, the extraordinary commissioner of the chapter Liberian,” he wishes.
“Jehovah can give a well -worthy reward to those who have loved me and they will continue to pray for me. The sadness in the last part of my life, I introduced the Lord for peace in the world and brotherhood among the people,” It ended.
Francis, 88, died in Vatican on Monday morning. Head of the Health Department of the Vatican, Dr. Andrea Arkangeli said the stroke put her into a coma and as per an afternoon update by the Vatican authorities, the irreversible heart failure.
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“I prove that his sanctity born on December 17, 1936 in Buenos Aires (Argentina), residentsko (George Mario Bergoglyo), resident in Vatican City, Vatican Citizen, Vatican Citizen, April 21, 2025 am 7.35 am, Domus Santa Marta (Vatican City) in his apartment, brain stroke, comma, comma, comma.
Arkangeli said that Francis was also suffering from an episode of “respiratory insufficiency”, as well as his recent bilateral pneumonia. Officials said the Pope is also suffering from type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure.
Francis, who fought pneumonia for weeks before his release from the hospital, faced health complications for many years and when he was younger, half of his lungs were removed.
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He was elected to a sinner on 13 March 2013, and was the first to become the Pope.
The Pope’s final public appearance was at St. Peter Square on Easter Sunday.
Fox News’ Thomas Ferroro, Alec Skamel and Andrea Margolis contributed to the report.
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