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Pope Francis was buried in the side aisle of the Basilica of St Mary Major, between the Pauline Chapel, where his beloved icon of Our Lady ‘Salus Populi Romani’ is located, and the Sforza Chapel. The Pope's burial rite was preceded by the singing of four psalms and accompanied by five intercessions, and then the Our Father was chanted. After the final prayer, the sigils of the Cardinal Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church, Kevin Joseph Farrell, of the Prefecture of the Papal Household, of the Office of Liturgical Celebrations of the Roman Pontiff and of the Liberian Chapter were printed on the coffin. Afterwards, the coffin was placed in the tomb and sprinkled with holy water while the Regina Caeli was chanted. Then there was the final formality: the notary of the Liberian Chapter read the act certifying the burial to those present. It was then signed by the Cardinal Camerlengo, the Regent of the Papal Household, Monsignor Leonardo Sapienza, and by the Master of Pontifical Liturgical Celebrations, Archbishop Diego Ravelli. .