Images of Pope Francis' tomb in Santa Maria Maggiore church released

The late pontiff was laid to rest in a private ceremony on Saturday following a public funeral at the Vatican on Saturday.

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A single white rose was pictured lying on the stone tomb that bears the name he was known by during his pontificate, below a crucifix illuminated by a single spotlight.

The late pope was laid to rest at the church - one of four major basilicas in the Italian capital, and one he would regularly visit during his time as cardinal and pontiff - in a private ceremony following his public funeral in the Vatican on Saturday.

Thousands of mourners have been filing past the tomb since the church opened to the public on Sunday morning to pay their respects to Pope Francis, who died aged 88 on Monday.

Among them was Rosario Correale, an Italian, who said it was "very emotional" seeing the tomb. "He really left a mark on us," he told the Associated Press.