Pope Francis, in some of his last words, thanked the nurse for the opportunity to greet the multitude of Easter, says the Vatican

Vatican City – Pope Francis thanked his personal nurse for encouraging him to greet the crowds in the Plaza de San Pedro on Sunday of Easter, according to the Vatican, who said that these were among his last words. The Argentine Pontiff, 88, He died on Monday Tomorrow of a stroke and heart failureless than a month after returning home from five weeks at the hospital that fights double pneumonia.

“Thank you for bringing me back to the square,” Francis told his nurse, Massimiliano Strappetti, after what would be his last Popemobile trip, according to The Vatican News, the media of Holy See.

“Do you think I can handle it?” He had asked Strappetti before the departure, said the Vatican on Tuesday.

The doctor, in whom he had full confidence, reassured him.

Francis then spent about 15 minutes greeting the crowd and blessing the babies of his popemobile, flanked by numerous bodyguards. Seemed exhausted during the Easter celebrations, but However, he greeted the crowd and led around the Plaza de San Pedro cheered by thousands of worshipers with a large amount.

While using an assistant to deliver longer comments, Francis told the crowd with his own weakened voice: “Brothers and sisters, happy Easter!”

“Long live the Pope! [Long live the pope!]”The crowd sang in response.

There were no oxygen tubes or other medical devices seen as Francis rode in his outdoor popemobile just three weeks after it discharged From a five -week hospital stay for potentially deadly pneumonia.

Then, the Pope spent Sunday afternoon resting in his residence of the Vatican, Casa Santa Marta, and had a quiet dinner, Vatican News reported.

On Monday, around 5:30 am local time (11:30 PM EDT on Sunday), “the first signs of illness appeared,” he said.

More than an hour later, Francis greeted Strappetti from his bed in what the media site described as “a farewell gesture” before falling into a coma. He was declared dead at 7:35 am

“He didn’t suffer. Everything happened quickly,” Vatican News said, citing people who were with the pontiff in their final moments. “It was a discreet, almost sudden death, without suffering much time or public alarm, for a Pope who had always been very reserved about his health.”

In the past, Francis accredited Strappetti for having saved his life for persuading him to undergo surgery due to inflammation in his intestine.

The Cardinals College announced Tuesday that Pope Francis’s funeral will take place on Saturday At 10 am local time (4 am edt) in the Basilica of San Pedro.

Plans will be made For a conclave to begin in a few weeks for the cardinals to choose The next Pope.

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