Pope Francis is found in the coffin open in the Vatican chapel

The Vatican has published several photographs of Pope Francis being in a coffin open in the chapel of Casa Santa Marta, his former residence.

We examined who was in the chapel and part of the symbolism exhibited in the images.

The most notable figure in the room is the Irish-American cardinal Kevin Farrell, who is the “Camerlengo” or Chamberlain of the Pope and directs the Vatican until a new pope is chosen. Cardinal – In red mozzetta And Cassock – is shown by benefiting from the body of the late Pope during the rite of the Declaration of Death.

Pope Francis is dressed in red dresses, holding a rosary and wearing the papal miter – the large white ceremony hairstyle. He also wears a simple silver ring.

During its inauguration, Pope Francis received the fisherman’s ring – a symbol of his office – that Cardinal Farrell is responsible for destroying so that he cannot be used by anyone else. Pope Francis sometimes used this ring during ceremonies, but was more often seen using the simple silver ring decorated with a cross.

One of the important changes in tradition is the coffin in which Pope Francis will be buried. The coffins used for previous papal burials consisted of three nesting coffins in cypress, lead and oak – but Pope Francis asked to be buried in a simple wooden coffin.

It will remain in the open coffin for the lie in condition, while other popes have been arranged based on cushions on a platform.

The chapel itself is nestled in Casa Santa Marta, a residential building containing more than 100 single rooms built in 1996.

Triangular forms are present throughout the chapel, in the construction of the ceiling and on the soil tiles, representing the Holy Trinity – a key belief in Christianity where God exists as Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.

On the ceiling behind the coffin is an inscription in Latin, which results in “coming Holy Spirit, filling the hearts of your faithful”.

The body of the Pope is kept by members of the Swiss guard of the Vatican. They have protected the Pope for 1506, when Julius II hired the Swiss mercenaries for the first time for his personal protection.

Pope Francis will stay in the chapel until Wednesday morning, when his body will be transferred to the Saint-Pierre basilica in procession from 9:00 am local time. Since then, he will extend to an open coffin in the basilica, where mourning people can pay tribute before his funeral on Saturday.