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It has emerged that Pope Francis recently approved plans to make his burial less complex.
Previous pontiffs were buried in three nested coffins made of cypress, lead and oak.
But according to BBC, Pope Francis has picked a simple wooden coffin lined with zinc.
He has also scrapped the tradition of placing the Pope’s body on a raised platform – known as a catafalque – in St Peter’s Basilica for public viewing.
Instead, mourners will be invited to pay their respects while his body remains inside the coffin, with the lid removed.
Francis will also be the first Pope in more than a Century to be buried outside the Vatican.
He will be laid to rest in the Basilica of St Mary Major, one of four major papal basilicas in Rome.
On Monday, the Vatican announced the death of Pope Francis at 88
His death comes fewer than 24 hours after he made an appearance at the Vatican’s St Peter’s Square for Easter Sunday.
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