Pope Francis left a last will and testament before his death

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Pope Francis utilized his past volition and testament to item his wishes for wherever helium would similar to beryllium interred pursuing his death.

The person of the Catholic Church died Monday astatine the property of 88, conscionable a time aft celebrating Easter with a astonishment quality astatine St. Peter's Square. The Vatican said helium died from a stroke that caused a coma and led to irreversible bosom failure.

In the will, dated June 29, 2022, Francis wrote that with the "feeling that the sunset of my earthly beingness is approaching," helium wished to explicit his preferences lone with respect to plans for his burial.

"I person ever entrusted my beingness and my priestly and episcopal ministry to the Mother of Our Lord, Mary Most Holy," helium wrote successful the document, released by the Vatican Monday. "Therefore, I inquire that my mortal remains remainder awaiting the time of resurrection successful the Papal Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore."

The fifth-century religion is 1 of the 4 Papal Basilicas successful Rome and is dedicated to the Virgin Mary. He noted that is besides wherever helium visited to commune aft each of his much than 100 trips abroad.

"I inquire that my tomb beryllium prepared successful the niche of the broadside nave betwixt the Pauline Chapel (Chapel of the Salus Populi Romani) and the Sforza Chapel of the aforementioned Papal Basilica," Francis said successful his will. 

"The tomb indispensable beryllium successful the earth; simple, without peculiar decoration and with the lone inscription: Franciscus." 

Unlike different popes, helium did not petition immoderate notation of his papacy successful the inscription — lone his name.

Pope Francis celebrates Holy Mass privately connected the altar of St. Ignatius of Loyola successful the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore successful Rome, Dec. 8, 2020. Grzegorz Galazka/Archivio Grzegorz Galazka/Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images

He ended his volition with: "May the Lord springiness the deserved reward to those who person loved maine and volition proceed to commune for me. The suffering that has go contiguous successful the past portion of my beingness I person offered to the Lord for bid successful the satellite and brotherhood among peoples."

Full substance of Pope Francis' past volition and testament

Feeling that the sunset of my earthly beingness is approaching and with lively anticipation successful Eternal Life, I privation to explicit my testamentary volition lone with respect to the spot of my burial. I person ever entrusted my beingness and my priestly and episcopal ministry to the Mother of Our Lord, Mary Most Holy. Therefore, I inquire that my mortal remains remainder awaiting the time of resurrection successful the Papal Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore.

I privation that my past earthly travel reason precisely successful this past Marian sanctuary wherever I went for supplication astatine the opening and extremity of each Apostolic Journey to confidently entrust my intentions to the Immaculate Mother and convey Her for her docile and maternal care.

I inquire that my tomb beryllium prepared successful the niche of the broadside nave betwixt the Pauline Chapel (Chapel of the Salus Populi Romani) and the Sforza Chapel of the aforementioned Papal Basilica arsenic indicated successful the enclosed attachment.

The tomb indispensable beryllium successful the earth; simple, without peculiar decoration and with the lone inscription: Franciscus.

The expenses for the mentation of my burial volition beryllium covered by the sum of the benefactor that I person arranged, to beryllium transferred to the Papal Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore and of which I person provided due instructions to Mons. Rolandas Makrickas, Extraordinary Commissioner of the Liberian Chapter.

May the Lord springiness the deserved reward to those who person loved maine and volition proceed to commune for me. The suffering that has go contiguous successful the past portion of my beingness I person offered to the Lord for bid successful the satellite and brotherhood among peoples.

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