Rome—The Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica, which Pope Francis chose as his final resting place, is a fifth-century church located in the center of Rome that ...

So what’s inside Santa Maria Maggiore and why did the pope choose it for his final resting place? According to legend, the basilica was founded by Pope Liberius in the fourth century ...

ROME: Pope Francis' last resting place is the Santa Maria Maggiore basilica, a fifth-century church in the heart of Rome that already houses the tombs of seven popes. Francis, who passed away on ...

Santa Maria Maggiore has become an even more visited ... among other things, founded the Banco di Santo Spirito), Clement IX (who lasted in office for two years and managed to support economically ...

Every time Pope Francis came back to Rome after a trip abroad, he made sure to pay a visit to the church of Santa Maria Maggiore. It was a fitting choice: Francis was particularly devoted to the ...

For his final journey, Pope Francis, dressed in red vestments and a traditional white cassock, will be carried to the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore outside the Vatican on Saturday, where he ...

He also asked that his “last earthly journey” end at the “very ancient Marian shrine,” of Santa Maria Maggiore ... since the Jesuit order was founded, Jesuits have “fostered devotion ...

The Santa Maria Maggiore basilica, which Pope Francis chose as his final resting place, is a fifth-century church located in the centre of Rome that already holds the tombs of seven popes.

The Santa Maria Maggiore basilica, which Pope Francis chose as his final resting place, is a fifth-century church located in the centre of Rome that already holds the tombs of seven popes. The ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta-Pope Francis expresses his desire to be buried in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore in 2023. As reported by Al Jazeera on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, the basilica is located in the ...