Cardinal says the Pope has chosen the place where the Pope is buried by Virgin Mary
Santa Maria Maggiore’s Roman Basilica Code Zunger Archiprene Cardinal Macrone on Friday said Papa Francisco He chose the temple as his burial place in 2022, inspired by Virgin Mary.
“He wanted to respect and speak his life, the simple and needed,” he told Cardinal Press.
Only the name Makrix appears at the will of the Argentina Pontif, who died last Monday and rest in a tomb in Roman Basilica Santa Maria MaggioreInstead of a Vatican cryppt.
In his last wishes released by the Holy Sea, he wrote that the Pope’s tomb was unknown and that the Lithuanian Monsignor was carried out.
Francisco represented a very devotee of the Salus Papuli Roman, next to the prayer hall of Marian icon, inside the church, without decoration, without decoration.
Cardinal talked about his future grave with Francisco in May 2022 and at that time, “He believed that St. Peters should be buried in Basilica.”
“However, a week later, he called me Santa Martha House And he, prepare your tomb “Mary with me”. “He added,” I am very happy that Mary has never forgotten about me. “
Then they started to think about how to burden their burial and above all, where it would be. Santa Maria Maggiore’s left ship is a point between SForza and Paolina Chapels.
This tomb, whose first image has already been revealed, has a common marble grave in the region of Ligaria ItalyWhere are the Italian ancestors of Bergogleo with a single inscription called “Franciscus”, his name is Pontific in Latin.
All empty, the wall also displays the reproduction of its pectoral cross, in silver and a good shepherd.
“He immediately dismissed the opportunity to burial Paulina Chapel Because it is the Eucharist and for devotion and people go there to pray and not see the Pope’s tomb, ”said Cardinal.
In addition, the buried place does not include structural changes in historic Roman Basilica, one of the four papal basilicas, St. Peters in the Vatican, St. John of Lateran and St. Paul Extramouros.
Pope Francis, who died at the age of 88, will be buried on Saturday after the solemn funeral at St. Peters Square Vatican.
