Pope Francis passed away on Monday, April 21, Easter Monday at the age of 88, suffering from the illness that had severely affected him, forcing him to spend more than a month in the hospital. After his death, interesting details emerged regarding his personal wealth.
Pope Francis, faithful to the end to a life spent for the poor
Pope Francesco during his papal office it has always been spent, both in words but above all in deeds, for the poor, the neediest, the last. He had the courage to look them straight in the face and dedicate a thought or a gesture of affection to them.
However he was the Pope who came from the end of the world, the one who had the opportunity to experience poverty first hand, his family was not rich at all but this did not allow him to succeed in life, indeed perhaps this retrospective of his life gave him an advantage.
He never accepted ecclesiastical pomp, had his own shoes, refused to wear the colorful clothes typical of the Pope, lived and showed sobriety remaining faithful to his way of being.
How much money did he have in his personal account at the time of his death?
Pope Francesco he was entitled to a salary of 340 thousand euros per year as Pope but he never wanted that money because – as he said – “I don't care about that money".
As reported by Caffeinamagazine.it via the website NetWorth.com – which calculates the salaries of famous people – Pope Francis's Heritage at the time of death it was 90 euros.
Enough to keep the account open, as expected from a man with his values, before passing away. had donated 200.000 euros of his own property at Casal di Marmo prison, dedicating himself until the end for the last.