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The Vatican has published the spiritual testament of Pope Francis, whose death was announced on April 21.

The Vatican has made public the will of Pope Francis, who died at 7.35 this Monday because of a stroke and a subsequent “irreversible heart failure”. The Pontiff, 88 years old, had asked to be buried in a simple way in the Basilica of Saint Mary Major of Rome and not in the Vatican, as usual. “The tomb must be on earth; simple, without particular decoration and with a single inscription: Franciscus”, can be read in the official document, which h…

How and where will Pope Francis be buried?

In the last two years of his life, Pope Francis was preoccupied with the rites and rituals surrounding his funeral. What he has planned for his burial breaks with years of tradition.

Pope Francis' cause of death confirmed as Vatican issues statement - Liverpool Echo

The Pope suffered with several health issues in the years leading up to his death

The sovereign pontiff succumbed to a stroke that caused a coma, according to his death certificate.

Pope Francis decreed in his will that he will be buried in St. Mary Major Basilica in a simple underground tomb

Pope Francis decreed in his will that he will be buried in St. Mary Major Basilica in a simple underground tomb.