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Ivana Trump receives traditional Catholic burial following funeral

Former President Donald Trump, former First Lady Melania Trump, Barron Trump, Ivanka Trump, Eric Trump, and other relatives stand outside of St. Vincent Ferrer Roman Catholic Church after the funeral services of Ivana Trump in New York, on July 20, 2022./ Yuki Iwamura/AFP via Getty Images

The late Ivana Trump, a Catholic, received a traditional Catholic burial following her funeral on Wednesday. The funeral for Trump, attended by her ex-husband, former President Donald Trump, was held at Manhattan’s historic St. Vincent Ferrer Catholic Church.

Following the funeral, the New York socialite was laid to rest at the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J., where “ground was consecrated so Ms. Trump could have a traditional Catholic burial,” the New York Times reported. 

The rose-gold coffin was lowered into a 10-plot cemetery overlooking the first hole of the golf course, the New York Post reported. Family and close friends attended the burial service held the same day as the funeral. Donald and his three children with Ivana — Donald Jr., Ivanka, and Eric — spoke.

A source told the outlet that Trump was laid to rest near the main clubhouse in a private, grassy location marked by a “very discreet piece of granite engraved with her name.”

Former U.S. President Donald Trump, former U.S. First Lady Melania Trump, Ivanka Trump, Eric Trump, and other mourners look on as the remains of Ivana Trump are carried out from St. Vincent Ferrer Roman Catholic Church during her funeral service in New York, on July 20, 2022. Yuki Iwamura/AFP via Getty Images)

Before the funeral, CNA confirmed with St. Vincent Ferrer Catholic Church that Trump was Catholic.

The former president attended the New York funeral with his wife, Melania, and their son, Barron. Donald Jr., Ivanka, and Eric also came.

Roughly 100 people stood outside of the church to pay respects to Trump, as well as to see the former president and his family, according to the New York Times. One person even held up a sign that read, “PRAYERS AND CONDOLENCES TRUMP FAMILY. GOD BLESS AND PROTECT YOU.”

The service reportedly lasted around two hours, with speeches from each of Trump’s three children and other loved ones. The New York Times reported that most of the speeches “focused on her indefatigable drive, shaped by growing up in Czechoslovakia behind the Iron Curtain.” Her children shared anecdotes about their childhoods with her, noting her forceful yet loving parenting style.

Former nanny of the Trump children, Dorothy Curry, said, “Ivana, we have reached out to you many, many times, but obviously we didn’t reach out far enough,” in reference to some of the more difficult times in Trump’s life. 

Curry added: “We all basically let go and let God, and now you are totally in God’s hands.”

The New York Times reported that pallbearers brought Trump’s golden coffin to a Frank E. Campbell Funeral Home hearse, and her remains were then taken to her final resting place in New Jersey.

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