Pope Francis has been laid to rest at the Santa Maria Maggiore basilica.
The late pontiff’s entombment was a private event which allowed those close to him to pay their last respects.
This was after a funeral Mass at the Vatican.
Thousands of people, including world leaders and monarchs witnessed Pope Francis’ funeral mass at St Peter’s Basilica on Saturday.
The late Argentine is the first in over a century to be buried outside the Vatican.
Burying Pope Francis at St. Mary Major in the Pauline Chapel followed the request he wrote in his spiritual testament.
Speaking during the funeral, Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, said the Catholic pontiff “touched minds and hearts” and wanted to “build bridges, not walls.”
The Pauline Chapel houses the ancient icon of Maria Salus Populi Romani.
Pope Francis died on Easter Monday at the age of 88. In his final moment, the deceased suffered a stroke, coma, and a heart failure.
