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The Vatican released the first photographs of the pontiff lying in his open coffin.
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Wearing red papal vestments, a mitre and clutching a rosary, the Argentine pope was pictured resting on the open coffin.
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He is also seen wearing a simple silver ring.
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The pope’s body was placed in the chapel of Casa Santa Marta on Monday evening for a service.
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The body of Pope Francis in the Vatican residence he called home for 12 years and where he breathed his last.
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Triangular motifs appear throughout the chapel, seen in both the ceiling design and the floor tiles, symbolizing the Holy Trinity.
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Members of the Vatican’s Swiss Guard stand watch over the Pope’s body, continuing a tradition that dates back to 1506, when Pope Julius II first enlisted Swiss mercenaries for his protection.
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Pope Francis will stay in the chapel until Wednesday morning, when his body will be transferred to St. Peter's Basilica in a procession.
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