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    Home / News / World News / Pope Francis's tomb ready; here's how it will look like 
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    Pope Francis's tomb ready; here's how it will look like 
    Pope Francis died on April 21, 2025

    Pope Francis's tomb ready; here's how it will look like 

    By Chanshimla Varah
    Apr 25, 2025
    03:59 pm

    What's the story

    The Vatican has shared details for the burial site of Pope Francis, who died on April 21, aged 88.

    It said the pope's grave will be a marble tomb, brought from the Italian region of Liguria, the land of his grandparents.

    It will be a simple tomb bearing only the inscription "Franciscus" and a reproduction of the late Pope's pectoral cross.

    Location

    Tomb to be located near altar of Saint Francis

    Pope Francis's tomb will be located near the Saint Francis altar, in the side nave of Santa Maria Maggiore.

    It will be the first time in almost 150 years a pope will be laid to rest outside St. Peter's after Pius IX.

    The fifth-century church is in central Rome and already houses seven papal tombs.

    The Vatican said the late pontiff had a great devotion to the Virgin Mary and prayed at this basilica before and after his international trips.

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    Pope Francis's resting place 

    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 bearing only the inscription “Franciscus” and a reproduction of the late Pope’s pectoral cross.

    The tomb is located near the Altar of St.… pic.twitter.com/gltWSJfccb

    — Vatican News (@VaticanNews) April 24, 2025

    Final resting place

    Pope Francis's will requested simple burial

    Pope Francis had wished for a simple burial according to his will from June 29, 2022.

    "I wish my last earthly journey to end at this very ancient Marian shrine," he wrote.

    Franca Garbaino, the president of the Slate District, in the Ligurian hills, described it as "not a noble stone" but rather as "the people's stone" and one that "gives warmth," according to Vatican News.

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