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Why Pope Francis isn't being buried in the Vatican
- Pope Francis passed away on Easter Monday 2025 and will be interred at St. Mary Major, a prominent basilica in Rome outside of Vatican City, rather than the traditional burial site within the Vatican.
- Francis chose this burial site to fulfill his wish for a simple tomb and to break with over a century of tradition of popes buried in the Vatican.
- The basilica lies across the river from Vatican City, hosts tombs of seven other popes, and had been especially busy with mourners after his death.
- His will states the tomb must be in the earth, simple and undecorated with only the inscription 'Franciscus', and burial costs covered by a benefactor.
- This burial decision reflects Francis's lifelong preference for simplicity and his efforts to streamline papal funerals, signifying a lasting shift in papal traditions.
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Pope Francis ordered that, after his death, he be buried in the Basilica of St Mary Major. This basilica was dear to him. However, Francis will not be the only pope buried outside the Vatican City State. Nor will he be the first pope specifically buried in St Mary Major of Rome. Pope Francis’ tomb in the Basilica of St. Mary Major has been made with materials from the Italian region of Liguria. It is a simple tomb being only the inscription “Fra…
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