Benedict XVI’s tomb can be visited from Sunday

Benedict XVI’s mortal remains rest in a triple coffin with some personal items

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the Tomb of Benedict XVIwhich was placed in Crypt located in the Vatican CavesIt can be visited from Sunday at 9:00 am, according to the Vatican press office.

The mortal remains of Benedict XVI, which remain in A Triple coffinThe first was made of cypress, the second of zinc, and the third of oak, With some personal itemsMedals, such as those minted during his pontificate or a scroll containing highlights of his life such as combating sexual abuse, were transferred this Thursday to the Vatican caves after his funeral.

Pope Emeritus died at the age of 95 on Saturday, December 31, in his room in the Mater Ecclesiae monastery, located within the Vatican Gardens.

Five days later, Francisco presided over his funeral in a huge ceremony in the Vatican that ended with his burial in the Vatican Grottoes, In the same crypt that was first John XXIII and then John Paul II.