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Originally Posted by maleficent
That actually is tradition... He's buried in 3 coffins - one nested inside another.
The first coffin is a cypress wood, signifying his humanity
The second is made of lead (I don't remember what this signifies, but the dates of his papcy are usualy engraved on it, as well as other important dates to the pope.
the third is unadorned elm wood coffin, meant to symbolize dignity.
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I didn't know that.
I never bothered to learn much about ceremonies in the Catholic church. All this is just so interesting. I don't mean to sound like an ass, because after all a good man died, but I never would have bothered to read up on any of this otherwise.