Rineia, an ancient Greek island next to Delos and Mykonos, has a unique place in the history of Greece, as it was used as ...

In the shadow of Sikinos’ Episkopi Mausoleum, a 3rd-century AD noblewoman named Neiko lay entombed, her body bound and broken by the fears of her time. Branded "possessed," her tomb—sealed with sulfur ...

Jean-Guillaume Olette-Pelletier says he has identified seven sets of crypto-hieroglyphs on the 75-foot-tall structure, which ...

Pope Francis used his last will and testament to detail his wishes for where he would like to be interred following his death. Those wishes were carried out in the plans for his funeral Saturday ...

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VATICAN CITY – The Vatican announced Thursday that Pope Francis's tomb has been crafted from Ligurian marble and bears a simple inscription: Franciscus, his name in Latin, along with a depiction of ...

Pope Francis’ tomb is made of Ligurian (Italian) marble with the sole inscription “FRANCISCUS” and a reproduction of his pectoral cross, according to new details released by the Vatican.

In his will, Francis gave simple instructions for his burial: “The tomb should be in the ground; simple, without particular ornamentation, bearing only the inscription: Franciscus.”Francis ...

Mayor Enrica Sommariva expressed her surprise upon learning that the Pope had requested stone from his ancestral region for his tomb. In May 2017, Pope Francis met his family in Genoa. Cristina ...