People came from around the globe to witness the funeral outside St Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. Others lined the streets as Francis's casket was driven through Rome to its final resting place.
Being in a wheelchair after an injury did not stop teacher Laura Rivelli, 49, from travelling to Rome from the Adriatic city of Pescara for Francis.
“He was the pope of the people, the pope of the humble. He filled my life with blessing,“ she said.
Argentine Romina Cacciatore, 48, said Francis’s death and funeral left her feeling “anguish, emotion, pride”.
A mad scramble followed the opening of the plaza to the public at 6.00 am, with the most nimble running to grab one of the available seats.
“We took floor mats and sleeping bags and we slept there with 400 people, a lot of young people, scouts,“ he told AFP.
Within an hour of opening, all the public seats were filled by people anxious for a front-row seat to history.
As US President Donald Trump and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky, other world leaders and red-robed cardinals sat near Francis's coffin during the mass, large screens broadcast the proceedings to those further away.
At the funeral's end, the bells of St Peter's rang out in a solemn dirge as Francis's coffin was taken by popemobile across town to Basilica Santa Maria Maggiore where it was interred.
Awaiting Francis's coffin at the Roman basilica was Diego Borigen, 33, from Argentina.
Those in the crowd recognised they were witnessing history -- a centuries-old ritual of colour and pomp -- as well as the collective grief of hundred of thousands.
“I know he was the head of the Church and everything but for me, more than anything, I think I’ll remember him for his humanitarian side,“ she told AFP.
“He represented peace and acceptance,“ said Cyril Clark, a student from the United States.
“He seemed a good pope for everybody.”
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