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The pope opened the Holy Door Dec. 24, 2024, marking the beginning of the Holy Year 2025, a tradition normally celebrated in the church every 25 years as a time of spiritual renewal and pilgrimage. His death four months later means the Holy Door will be sealed by his successor — an unprecedented moment in the modern history of Jubilee celebrations.
Only once before had a Jubilee begun under one pope and concluded by another. In 1700, Pope Innocent XII, already gravely ill, gave his blessing for the start of the Jubilee he had declared in 1699 but was unable to preside at the opening of the Holy Door. He died in September 1700 and it fell to Pope Clement XI, elected later that year, to close the Holy Door and conclude the Jubilee.
There have been other instances in which a Jubilee was proclaimed by one pontiff and carried out by another.
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Only once before had a Jubilee begun under one pope and concluded by another. In 1700, Pope Innocent XII, already gravely ill, gave his blessing for the start of the Jubilee he had declared in 1699 but was unable to preside at the opening of the Holy Door. He died in September 1700 and it fell to Pope Clement XI, elected later that year, to close the Holy Door and conclude the Jubilee.
There have been other instances in which a Jubilee was proclaimed by one pontiff and carried out by another.
A first in papal history
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Pope Francis' death marks historic moment as Holy Door stays open
Pope Francis opened the Holy Door in December 2024; his successor will close it, marking an unprecedented moment in Jubilee history.
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