Nails 250 thousand people They presented their respects before the coffin of Pope Francis during the three days of Burning chapel in the San Pedro Basilicaannounced Friday the Vaticanon the eve of funeral.
The first Latin American pontiff, who died Monday at 88 yearsthus exceeded the 195 thousand people They gave a last goodbye to your predecessor Benedict XVI After his Death the December 31, 2022.
The images of television They showed how Burning chapel He emptied from the general public around 7 pm (5:00 p.m. GMT), while they remained Cardinals, priests and workers of the Holy See.
Among the faithful who gave him his last goodbye this Friday is Monica Penagos, a Colombian who has lived in Italy 25 of his 61 years and who went along with a group of Latin American residents in Rome.
“He would have wanted to see us like that, cheerful“Penagos told AFP, wearing a suit with the colors of Colombia. “The truth is that I cried a lotIt was my Beautiful old manwas Our Popehe Pap of migrants“
With the coffin closure of the Argentine Jesuit In a private ceremony from 8:00 p.m. (18:00 GMT), the organization of its funeral entered its final stage.
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Pope Francis’s burning chapel closes with 250 thousand visitors
About 250 thousand people presented their respects before Pope Francis’s coffin during the three days of burning chapel in the Basilica of San Pedro, which ended this Friday before the funeral.
The coffin of the first Latin American Pope was closed in a private ceremony headed by Cardinal Camarlengo, Kevin Farrell: he covered his face with a white silk veil, sprayed him blessed water and deposited a bag with coins and medals coined during his pontificate.
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The closing ceremony of Pope Francis’s coffin begins
The coffin closing ceremony with the body of the late Pope Francis began this Friday in the Basilica of San Pedro, on the eve of his funeral, chaired by Cardinal Camarlengo, Kevin Joseph Farrell.
The ceremony, in which the ‘Rogito’ will be read, an act with his life and work and the coffin will be prepared, began at 20.00 local time (18.00 GMT) privately, after the burning chapel was closed to the public.