Archbishop Desmond Tutu's family and friends gathered for his official state funeral on New Year's Day in Cape Town, capping a week of events honoring a man long considered the moral compass of South Africa
Tutu died last Sunday at the age of 90. He had been in poor health for several years. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered the main eulogy during the service at St. George's Cathedral. Tutu's body will be cremated in a private ceremony after Saturday's requiem mass and will then be interred behind the pulpit at the cathedral.Archbishop Desmond Tutu pictured in Cape Town in April 2019.
George's held a special place in the late archbishop's heart, so much so that he requested his ashes be interred there in a special repository.On Wednesday, several religious leaders gathered outside Tutu's former home on Vilakazi Street -- where his friend and ally Nelson Mandela also grew up -- in Soweto, a township in Johannesburg, for a series of events.
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