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Sunday, 10 April, 2005, 00:51 GMT 01:51 UK
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In pictures: Pope's funeral
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Friday's funeral for Pope John Paul II was both a public and a personal event.
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Millions gathered for the ceremony in St Peter's Square, Rome.
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The service began with the Pope's coffin being carried out of St Peter's and placed on the steps of the basilica.
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Bishops were among those closest to the ceremony.
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The pontiff's body was contained in a plain cypress coffin.
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More than 200 world leaders were present to pay their respects to the Pope, who died last Saturday.
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US President George W Bush was among those attending.
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Thousands of pilgrims were outside for the Mass.
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Friday's event was one of the largest funerals in history.
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But it also remained a private occasion for mourners.
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A pilgrim prayed for the pontiff.
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Pope John Paul II's marble tomb carries his name in Latin, Ioannes Paulus II, and the years of his papacy, 1978-2005.
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