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Madonna visits grave of late brother Christopher with model daughter Lourdes weeks after tragic death

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Madonna shared somber snaps from her trip to the cemetery on Friday where she and her daughter Lourdes visited the graves of the singer’s late brother and their mother.The Like a Virgin singer, 66 — who has shown strain in recent days — took to her Instagram story to share a carousel of snaps while laying her brother Christopher’s remains to rest after he passed of pancreatic cancer earlier this month.She wrote ‘Homecoming…’ above a photo of her late brother’s green marble grave maker detailed with his name, date of birth and date of death.The singer left red roses and stopped by her mother’s, Madonna Fortin Ciccone, grave. She died in 1963 at 30 years old when the Like a Prayer singer was just five. Madonna shared somber snaps from her trip to the cemetery on Friday where she and her daughter Lourdes visited the graves of the singer’s late brother and their mother 28-year-old Lourdes kneeled beside her grandmother’s gravestone and posed for a snapBoth the singer’s brother and mother were laid to rest at the Calvary Cemetery in Kawkawlin, Michigan.The 28-year-old Lourdes kneeled beside her grandmother’s gravestone and posed for a snap.The Bay City, Michigan native added a touching video of Levon Henry covering Duke Ellington’s Single Petal of a Rose on the saxophone.She also made a pitstop at her grandmother’s home and shared a photo of it, writing, ‘When I was little, I thought my Nanoos house was a mansion!’Madonna’s visit to the cemetery comes less than a month after her brother died on October 4 at just 63-years-old.In an earlier post, she shared a heartfelt tribute to her brother — gushing over their bond and how they supported each other though difficult times. She wrote: ‘My brother Christopher is gone. He was the closest human to me for so long. Its hard to explain our bond. But it grew out of an understanding that we were different and society was going to give us a hard time for not following the status quo.’We took each other‘s hands and we danced through the madness of our childhood. In fact dance was a kind of superglue that held us together.’ She wrote ‘Homecoming…’ above a photo of her late brother’s green marble grave maker detailed with his name, date of birth and date of death She also made a pitstop at her grandmother’s home and shared a photo of it, writing, ‘When I was little, I thought my Nanoos house was a mansion!’ The singer left red roses and stopped by her mother’s, Madonna Fortin Ciccone, grave The music icon went on to explain how the love of dance helped the siblings express themselves at an early age.Madonna continued: ‘Discovering Dance in our small Midwestern town saved me and then my brother came along, and it saved him too. My ballet Teacher, also named Christopher- created a safe space for my brother to be Gay – a word that was not spoken or even whispered where we lived. ‘When I finally got the courage to go to New York to become a Dancer. My brother followed. And again we took each other’s hands, and we danced through the madness of New York City! We devoured Art and Music And Film like hungry animals we were in the epicenter of all of these things exploding. We danced through the madness of the AIDS epidemic.’Madonna went on to explain how she and her late brother became thick as thieves as rebellion helped bring them together.She wrote: ‘We went to funerals and we cried, and we went dancing. We danced together on stage in the beginning of my career and eventually, he became the Creative Director, of many tours. When it came to good taste, my brother was the Pope, and you had to kiss the ring to get his blessing. ‘We defied the Roman Catholic Church, The Police, the Moral Majority and all Authority figures that got in the way of Artistic freedom! My brother was right by my side. He was a painter a poet and a visionary.’The Like A Virgin hitmaker concluded the lengthy tribute by talking about the person her brother is and the relationship they built together.She finished the post by writing:  ‘I admired him. He had impeccable taste. And a sharp tongue, Which he sometimes used against me but I always forgave him. We soared the highest heights together and floundered in the lowest lows.  Madonna’s visit to the cemetery comes less than a month after her brother died on October 4 at just 63-years-old In an earlier post, she shared a heartfelt tribute to her brother — gushing over their bond and how they supported each other though difficult times She wrote: ‘My brother Christopher is gone. He was the closest human to me for so long”Somehow, we always found each other again and We held hands and we kept dancing. The last few years have not been easy. We did not speak for sometime but. When my brother got sick. We found our way back to each other.’I did my best to keep him alive as long as possible. He was in so much pain towards the end. Once again, we held hands We closed our eyes and we danced. Together. I’m glad he’s not suffering anymore. There will never be anyone like him. I know he’s dancing somewhere.’In addition to Christopher, the songstress has siblings Anthony, Martin, Paula, and Melanie from her parents’ — Silvio and Madonna Ciccone — marriage.Madonna’s mother, who shares her namesake, died from breast cancer in 1963 at age 30. Following his wife’s death her father, who is 93, remarried and welcomed kids Jennifer and Mario with his second wife.The singer currently dating Akeem Morris, 28, a former college soccer player and political science graduate from Stony Brook University.

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