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 The body of Pope John Paul II lying in state | |
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On 2 April 2005, at 21:37 UTC, Pope John Paul II died at the age of 84. His funeral was held on 8 April, followed by the novendiales devotional in which the Catholic Church observed nine days of mourning.[1]
In February 1996 Pope John Paul II had introduced revisions to papal funeral ceremonies, including changes to repose and burial formalities. These revisions were enacted through the apostolic constitution Universi Dominici gregis, and applied to his own funeral.[2]
The funeral had around four million mourners gathering in Rome in the wake of his death.[3][4]
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople was in the honorary first seat in the section reserved for churches not in full communion with the Catholic Church. This was the first time an ecumenical patriarch attended a papal funeral since the East–West Schism.[5]
- ^ "CNN Transcript from 4 April 2005". Retrieved 4 March 2008.
- ^ "Universi Dominici gregis". Archived from the original on 6 May 2007. Retrieved 4 March 2008.
- ^ "Millions mourn Pope at history's largest funeral". The Independent. London. 8 April 2005. Archived from the original on 1 December 2008. Retrieved 19 October 2008.
- ^ Holmes, Stephanie (9 April 2005). "City of Rome celebrates 'miracle'". BBC News. Retrieved 4 March 2008.
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