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      • Baptistery
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      • Cappella Carafa
      • Chapel of the Annunciation
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      • Chapel of St Catherine
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    • S. Sebastiano fuori le Mura >
      • Cappella Albani
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    • A Calendar of Saints
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Walking Tours of Rome

A List of Popes:
​1417-Present


15th Century
Pope Martin V, Oddone Colonna (b. Genazzano), 11.11.1417 - 20.02.1431 (Age at election: 48. Age at death: 62).
  • The election of Martin V signalled the end of the Western Schism, which started in 1378 following the death of Pope Gregory XI.
  • Cardinal Oddone Colonna was elected at the Council of Constance on St Martin's Day, hence his choice of name as pope.  
  • The tomb of Pope Martin V, the work of Simone Ghini, is in the church of San Giovanni in Laterano.​

Pope Eugenius IV, Gabriele Condulmer (b. Venice), 03.03.1431 - 23.02.1447 (47/63).
  • Pope Eugenius IV is buried in St Peter's Basilica; his funerary monument is in San Salvatore in Lauro. ​

Pope Nicholas V, Tommaso Parentucelli (b. Sarzana), 06.03.1447 - 24.03.1455 (49/57).
  • Pope Nicholas V created the Vatican library and the Cappella Niccolina. ​
  • Pope Nicholas V is buried in St Peter's Basilica. 

Pope Calixtus III, Alfonso Borgia (b. Spain), 08.04.1455 - 06.08.1458 (76/79).
  • Pope Callixtus III is interred in the church of ​Santa Maria in Monserrato. ​

Pope Pius II, Aeneas Silvius Piccolomini (b. Corsignano), 19.08.1458 - 15.08.1464 (52/58).
  • The funerary monument of Pope Pis II is in Sant' Andrea della Valle, where he is buried.​

Pope Paul II, Pietro Barbo (b. Venice), 30.08.1464 - 26.07.1471 (47/54). 
  • Pope Paul II, who was the nephew of Pope Eugenius IV, built Palazzo Venezia.
  • Pope Paul II is interred in St Peter's Basilica. There is no funerary monument. ​

Pope Sixtus IV, Francesco della Rovere (b. Savona), 09.08.1471 - 12.08.1484 (57/70).
  • Pope Sixtus IV rebuilt the Cappella Sistina, which bears his name.
  • The funerary monument of Pope Sixtus IV is in St Peter's Basilica, where he is buried. ​

Pope Innocent VIII, Giovanni Battista Cibo (b. Genoa), 29.08.1484 - 25.07.1492 (51/59).
  • The funerary monument to Pope Innocent VIII is in ​St Peter's Basilica, where he is buried.​

Pope Alexander VI by Pinturicchio, Borgia Apartment, Vatican
Pope Alexander VI by Pinturicchio, Borgia Apartment, Vatican
Pope Alexander VI, Rodrigo de Borja y Doms (b. Spain), 11.08.1492 - 18.08.1503 (61/72). 
  • Pope Alexander VI is interred in the church of Santa Maria in Monserrato. ​
  • Pope Alexander VI was the nephew of Pope Callixtus III (r. 1455-58). 

16th Century
Pope Pius III, Francesco Todeschini Piccolomini (b. Siena), 22.09.1503 - 18.10.1503 (64/64).
  • Pope Pius III, the nephew of Pope Pius II (r. 1458-64), reigned for just 26 days. 
  • The funerary monument of Pope Pius II is in the church of Sant' Andrea della Valle, where he is buried.​

Pope Julius II by Raphael, National Gallery, London
Pope Julius II by Raphael, National Gallery, London
Pope Julius II, Giuliano della Rovere (b. Savona), 31.10.1503 - 21.02.1513 (59/69).
  • Pope Julius II, who was the nephew of Pope Sixtus IV (r. 1471-84), commissioned Michelangelo to paint the ceiling of the Cappella Sistina.
  • Julius II also commissioned Bramante to rebuild St Peter's Basilica.
  • Pope Julius II is buried in St Peter's Basilica; his funerary monument is in San Pietro in Vincoli.​

Pope Leo X by Raphael, Uffizi Gallery, Florence
Pope Leo X by Raphael, Uffizi Gallery, Florence
Pope Leo X, Giovanni de' Medici (b. Florence), 09.03.1513 - 01.12.1521 (37/45). 
  • The funerary monument to Pope Leo X is in the church of Santa Maria sopra Minerva, where he is buried.​

Pope Adrian VI, Adrian Floriszoon Boeyens (b. Utrecht, Holland), 09.01.1522 - 14.09.1523 (62/64).
  • Adrian VI was the last non-Italian pope for 455 years. 
  • The funerary monument to Pope Adrian VI is in the church of Santa Maria dell' Anima, where he is buried.​

Pope Clement VII by Bronzino, Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence
Pope Clement VII by Bronzino, Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence
Pope Clement VII, Giulio de' Medici (b. Florence), 19.11.1523 - 25.09.1534 (45/56).
  • Clement VII was the illegitimate cousin of Pope Leo X (r. 1513-21). 
  • The funerary monument to Pope Clement VII is in the church of Santa Maria sopra Minerva, where he is buried.

Pope Paul III by Titian, Museo Nazionale di Capodimonte, Naples
Pope Paul III by Titian, Museo Nazionale di Capodimonte, Naples
Pope Paul III, Alessandro Farnese (b. Canino), 13.10.1534 - 10.11.1549 (66/81).
  • In 1540 Paul III recognised the Society of Jesus, better known as the Jesuits.
  • In 1545 Paul III opened the Council of Trent.  
  • The funerary monument to Pope Paul III is in St Peter's Basilica, where he is buried.​

Pope Julius III, Giovanni Maria Ciocchi del Monte (b. Monte San Savino), 07.02.1550 - 23.03.1555 (62/67).
  • Pope Julius III is interred in St Peter's Basilica. There is no funerary monument. ​

Portrait of Pope Marcellus II, Vatican Museums, Rome
Pope Marcellus II
Pope Marcellus II, Marcello Cervini degli Spannocchi (b. Montefano, Macerata), 09.04.1555 - 01.05.1555 (53/53).
  • Marcellus II, who was the last pope to use his birth name, reigned for just 22 days. 
  • Pope Marcellus II is interred in St Peter's Basilica. There is no funerary monument. ​​

Pope Paul IV, Giovanni Pietro Carafa (b. Capriglia), 23.05.1555 - 18.08.1559 (78/83).
  • On July 14th 1555, Pope Paul IV issued the bull Cum nimis absurdum, which led to the creation of the Jewish Ghetto. 
  • The funerary monument to Pope Paul IV is in the church of Santa Maria sopra Minerva, where he is buried.​

Pope St. Pius V, Antonio Ghislieri (b. Bosco Marengo), 07.01.1566 - 01.05.1572 (61/68).
  • The funerary monument to Pope Pius V is in the Cappella Sistina in Santa Maria Maggiore, where he is buried.
  • On May 22nd 1712, Pope Pius V was canonised by Pope Clement XI (r. 1700-21).  ​

Pope Gregory XIII, Ugo Boncompagni (b. Bologna), 13.05.1572 - 10.04.1585 (70/83).
  • In 1582, Pope Gregory XIII  reformed the Julian Calendar. 
  • The funerary monument to Pope Gregory XIII is in St Peter's Basilica, where he is buried.​

Pope Sixtus V, Felice Peretti (b. Grottammare), 24.04.1585 - 27.08.1590 (63/68).
  • The funerary monument to Pope Sixtus V is in the Cappella Sistina in the church of Santa Maria Maggiore, where he is buried. ​

Pope Urban VII, Giovanni Battista Castagna (b. Rome), 15.09.1590 - 27.09.1590 (69/69).
  • Urban VII reigned for just 13 days, the shortest to date in the history of the papacy. 
  • The funerary monument to Pope Urban VII is in the church of Santa Maria sopra Minerva, where he is buried. ​

Pope Gregory XIV, Niccolò Sfondrati (b. Cremona), 05.12.1590 - 15.10.1591 (55/56).
  • The funerary monument to Pope Gregory XIV is in St Peter's Basilica, where he is buried. ​​

Pope Innocent IX, Giovanni Antonio Facchinetti (b. Bologna), 29.10.1591 - 30.12.1591 (72/72).
  • Innocent IX is interred in St Peter's Basilica;  there is no funerary monument. ​

Pope Clement VIII, Ippolito Aldobrandini (b. Fano), 30.01.1592 - 03.03.1605 (55/69).
  • The funerary monument to Pope Clement VIII is in the church of Santa Maria Maggiore, where he is buried.​​

17th Century
Pope Leo XI, Alessandro Ottaviano de' Medici (b. Florence), 01.04.1605 - 27.04.1605 (69/69).
  • Leo XI reigned for just 27 days, earning him the nickname 'il Papa Lampante' (the Lightning Pope). 
  • The funerary monument to Pope Leo XI is in St Peter's Basilica, where he is buried. ​​

Bust of Pope Paul V by Bernini, J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
Bust of Pope Paul V by Bernini, J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
Pope Paul V, Camillo Borghese (b. Rome), 16.05.1605 - 28.01.1621 (52/68).
  • The funerary monument to Pope Paul V is in the Cappella Paolina in the church of Santa Maria Maggiore, where he is buried. ​​
  • Pope Paul V commissioned Carlo Maderno to build the facade of St Peter's Basilica, which he completed in 1614, and which bears the pope's name. 
  • Pope Paul V restored the Aqua Traiana, which he renamed the Acqua Paola, bringing water to the right bank. He also commissioned the grand Fontana dell' Acqua Paola. ​

Bust of Pope Gregory XV by Gian Lorenzo Bernini
Bust of Pope Gregory XV by Gian Lorenzo Bernini
Pope Gregory XV, Alessandro Ludovisi (b. Bologna), 09.02.1621 - 08.07.1623 (67/69).
  • On 12 March 1622, Pope Gregory XV canonised Ignatius of Loyola, Filippo Neri and Teresa of Ávila, the founders of three major religious orders.
  • The funerary monument to Pope Gregory XV is in the Cappella Ludovisi in the Jesuit church of Sant' Ignazio di Loyola, where he is buried. ​

Pope Urban VIII by Bernini, Musei Capitolini, Rome
Pope Urban VIII by Bernini, Musei Capitolini
Pope Urban VIII, Maffeo Barberini (b. Barberino Val d'Elsa), 06.08.1623 - 29.07.1644 (55/76).
  • On November 18th 1626, Pope Urban VIII consecrated St Peter's Basilica.
  • Pope Urban VIII commissioned Bernini to build the Baldacchino in St Peter's Basilica. 
  • The funerary monument to Pope Urban VIII is in St Peter's Basilica, ​where he is buried. ​

Bust of Pope Innocent X by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Doria-Pamphilj Gallery, Rome
Pope Innocent X by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Galleria Doria-Pamphilj
Pope Innocent X, Giovanni Battista Pamphilj (b. Rome), 15.09.1644 - 07.01.1655 (70/80).
  • Pope Innocent X commissioned Bernini to create the Fountain of the Four Rivers in ​Piazza Navona. 
  • The funerary monument to Pope Innocent X is in Sant' Agnese in Agone, where he is buried.​

Pope Alexander VII, St Peter's Basilica, Rome
Pope Alexander VII, St Peter's Basilica
Pope Alexander VII, Fabio Chigi (b. Siena), 07.04.1655 - 22.05.1667 (56/68).
  • The ​funerary monument to Pope Alexander VII is in St Peter's Basilica, where he is buried. 
  • Pope Alexander VII commissioned Gianlorenzo Bernini to design St Peter's Square (Piazza San Pietro).    ​

Portrait of Pope Clement IX by Carlo Maratti, Hermitage, St Petersburg, Russia,
Pope Clement IX by Carlo Maratti, Hermitage, St Petersburg
Pope Clement IX, Giulio Rospigliosi (b. Pistoia), 20.06.1667 - 09.12.1669 (67/69).
  • Pope Clement IX commissioned Bernini to add the statues of the ten angels to the Ponte Sant' Angelo. 
  • The funerary monument to Pope Clement IX is in the church of Santa Maria Maggiore, where he is buried.

Pope Clement X by Gianlorenzo Bernini, Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica, Rome
Pope Clement X by Gianlorenzo Bernini, Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica
Pope Clement X, Emilio Altieri (b. Rome), 29.04.1670 - 22.07.1676 (79/86). 
  • Cardinal Emilio Altieri was almost eighty years old when he was elected pope, the oldest person ever to become pontiff.  
  • The ​funerary monument to Pope Clement X is in St Peter's Basilica. where he is buried. ​

Pope Innocent XI, Benedetto Odescalchi (b. Como), 21.09.1676 - 11.08.1689 (65/78).
  • The ​funerary monument to Pope Innocent XI is in St Peter's Basilica, where he is buried.​

Pope Alexander VIII, Pietro Ottoboni (b. Venice), 06.10.1689 - 01.02.1691 (79/80). 
  • The ​funerary monument to Pope Alexander VIII is in St Peter's Basilica, where he is buried.​

Pope Innocent XII, Antonio Pignatelli (b. Spinazzola), 12.07.1691 - 27.09.1700 (76/85). 
  • The ​funerary monument to Pope Innocent XII is in St Peter's Basilica, where he is buried.

18th Century
Pope Clement XI by Pier Leone Ghezzi, Museo di Roma
Pope Clement XI by Pier Leone Ghezzi, Museo di Roma
Pope Clement XI, Giovanni Francesco Albani (b. Urbino), 23.11.1700 - 19.03.1721 (51/71).
  • Pope Clement XI is interred in the Cappella del Coro in St Peter's Basilica. There is no funerary monument.   ​

Pope Innocent XIII, Michelangelo dei Conti (b. Poli), 08.05.1721 - 07.03.1724 (65/68).
  • Innocent XIII was the fourth member of the Conti family to become Pope, making it the leading family in this regard.   
  • Pope Innocent XIII is interred in St Peter's Basilica. There is no funerary monument. 

Bust of Pope Benedict XIII (r 1721-24) by Pietro Bracci, Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome
Pope Benedict XIII by Pietro Bracci, Santa Maria Maggiore
Pope Benedict XIII, Pietro Francesco Orsini (b. Gravina, Bari), 29.05.1724 - 21.02.1730 (75/81).
  • The funerary monument to Pope Benedict XIII is in the church of Santa Maria sopra Minerva, where he is buried. ​

Bust of Pope Clement XII, 1730, by Edme Bouchardon, Galleria Corsini, Florence
Pope Clement XII by Edme Bouchardon, Galleria Corsini, Florence
Pope Clement XII, Lorenzo Corsini (b. Florence), 12.07.1730 - 6.02.1740 (78/87).
  • The ​funerary monument to Pope Clement XII is in San Giovanni in Laterano, where he is buried. 
  • Pope Clement XII commissioned Nicolo Salvi to build the Fontana di Trevi.  

Pope Benedict XIV by Pierre Subleyras
Pope Benedict XIV by Pierre Subleyras
Pope Benedict XIV, Prospero Lambertini (b. Bologna), 17.08.1740 - 03.05.1758 (65/83).
  • The ​funerary monument to Pope Benedict XIV is in St Peter's Basilica, where he is buried.

Portrait of Pope Clement XIII by Anton Raphael Mengs, Ca' Rezzonico, Venice
Pope Clement XIII by Anton Raphael Mengs, Ca' Rezzonico, Venice
Pope Clement XIII, Carlo Rezzonico (b. Venice), 06.07.1758 - 02.02.1769 (65/75).
  • The ​funerary monument to Pope Clement XIII is in St Peter's Basilica, where he is buried.

Pope Clement XIV, Giovanni Vincenzo Ganganelli (b. Sant' Arcangelo di Romagna), 19.05.1769 - 22.09.1774 (63/68).
  • The ​funerary monument to Pope Clement XIV is in the church of Santi Apostoli, where he is buried. 
  • In 1773, Pope Clement XIV suppressed the Society of Jesus. ​​

Pope Pius VI by Pompeo Batoni, National Gallery of Ireland
Pope Pius VI by Pompeo Batoni, National Gallery of Ireland
​Pope Pius VI, Count Giovanni Angelo Braschi (b. Cesena), 15.02.1775 - 29.08.1799 (57/81).
  • Pope Pius VI died in the French city of Valence, a prisoner of Napoleon. His heart was buried in Valence, the rest of his remains were interred in St Peter's Basilica.​​

19th Century
Pope Pius VII by Jacques-Louis David, Louvre, France
Pope Pius VII by Jacques-Louis David, Louvre
Pope Pius VII, Count Barnaba Niccolò Maria Luigi Chiaramonti (b. Cesena), 14.03.1800 - 20.08.1823 (57/81).
  • Pope Pius VII adopted the white and yellow flag of the Holy See. 
  • Pope Pius VII restored the ancient Arch of Titus.
  • The ​funerary monument to Pope Pius VII is in St Peter's Basilica, where he is buried. ​

Pope Leo XII, Count Annibale della Genga (b. Genga), 28.09.1823 - 10.02.1829 (63/68).
  • The ​funerary monument to Pope Leo XII is in St Peter's Basilica, where he is buried.​

Pope Pius VIII, Francesco Saverio Castiglioni (b. Cingoli), 31.03.1829 - 30.11.1830 (67/69).
  • The ​funerary monument to Pope Pius VIII is in St Peter's Basilica, where he is buried. ​​

Pope Gregory XVI by Paul Delaroche
Pope Gregory XVI by Paul Delaroche
Pope Gregory XVI, Bartolomeo Cappellari (b. Belluno), 02.02.1831 - 01.06.1846 (65/80).
  • The ​funerary monument to Pope Gregory XVI is in ​St Peter's Basilica, where he is buried.​
  • Gregory XVI was the last pope not to have been a bishop when elected. 

Photograph of Pope Pius IX
Photograph of Pope Pius IX
Pope Pius IX, Giovanni Maria Mastai-Ferretti (b. Senigallia), 16.06.1846 - 07.02.1878 (54/85).
  • Pope Pius IX reigned for just under 32 years, the longest in the history of the papacy.  
  • Pope Pius IX is buried in the church of San Lorenzo fuori le Mura. There is no funerary monument.​
  • ​Pius IX was the first pope to be photographed

Portrait of Pope Leo XIII (r. 1878-1903), church of San Gioacchino ai Prati, Rome
Pope Leo XIII, San Gioacchino ai Prati
​​Pope Leo XIII, Gioacchino Pecci (b. Carpineto Romano), 20.02.1878 - 20.07.1903 (68/93).
  • Leo XIII is the oldest ever reigning pope.
  • Leo XIII is one of only three popes to have reigned for a minimum of twenty-five years, the length of time St Peter was believed to have been pontiff. 
  • The funerary monument to Pope Leo XIII is in the church of San Giovanni in Laterano, where he is buried.

20th Century
Pope Pius X by Francesco De Federicis
Pope Pius X by Francesco De Federicis
Pope St. Pius X, Giuseppe Sarto (b. Riese), 04.08.1903 - 20.08.1914 (68/79).
  • The funerary monument to Pope Pius X is in St Peter's Basilica, where he is buried. 
  • On May 29th 1954, Pope Pius X was canonised by Pope Pius XII.   ​

Pope Benedict XV by Nicola Perscheid
Pope Benedict XV by Nicola Perscheid
Pope Benedict XV, Giacomo della Chiesa (b. Genoa), 03.09.1914 - 22.01.1922 (59/67).
  • The funerary monument to Pope Benedict XV is in St Peter's Basilica, where he is buried. 

Pope Pius XI by Philip Alexius de László
Pope Pius XI by Philip Alexius de László
Pope Pius XI, Achille Ratti (b. Desio, Milan), 06.02.1922 - 10.02.1939 (64/81).
  • Pope Pius XI became the first sovereign of Vatican City when is was founded as an independent state on February 11th 1929.
  • The funerary monument to Pope Pius XI is in St Peter's Basilica, where he is buried.​

Colour Photograph of Pope Pius XII
Colour Photograph of Pope Pius XII
Pope Pius XII, Eugenio Pacelli (b. Rome), 02.03.1939 - 09.10.1958 (63/82).
  • Pius XII invoked papal infallibility in the apostolic constitution Munificentissimus Deus (1950), which defined the dogma of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary.
  • The funerary monument to Pope Pius XII is in St Peter's Basilica, where he is buried.​ 

Pope John XXIII
Pope John XXIII
Pope St. John XXIII, Angelo Roncalli (b. Sotto il Monte, Bergamo), 28.10.1958 - 03.06.1963 (76/81).
  • On October 11th 1962, Pope John XXIII opened the first session of the Second Vatican Council. 
  • Pope John XXIII is buried in St Peter's Basilica. 
  • Pope John XXIII was canonised by Pope Francis on April 27th 2014. ​

Pope Paul VI
Pope Paul VI
Pope St. Paul VI, Giovanni Battista Montini (b. Brescia), 21.06.1963 - 06.08.1978 (65/80).
  • On December 8th 1965, Pope Paul VI officially closed the Second Vatican Council.
  • Pope Paul VI is buried in St Peter's Basilica. 
  • On October 14th 2018, Pope Paul VI was canonised by Pope Francis. ​

Picture
Pope John Paul I
Pope John Paul I, Albino Luciani (b. Forno di Canale, Belluno); 26.08.1978 - 28.09.1978 (65/65).
  • John Paul I, who reigned for just 33 days, was the first pope to choose two names, which he chose in honour of his two predecessors. He was also the first pope to use 'first' in his papal name. 
  • John Paul I was the last pope to use the sedia gestatoria, a portable ceremonial chair, which was carried on the shoulders of 12 footmen. 
  • Pope John Paul I is buried in St Peter's Basilica. There is no funerary monument. ​
  • On September 4th 2022, Pope John Paul I was beatified by Pope Francis. 

Monument to Pope John Paul II,  by Oliviero Rainaldi, Rome
Monument to Pope John Paul II, by Oliviero Rainaldi
Pope St. John Paul II, Karol Wojtyla (b. Krakow, Poland), 16.10.1978 - 02.04.2005 (58/84).
  • John Paul II, who was the first non-Italian pope in 455 years, is one of only three popes to have reigned for more than twenty-five years. ​
  • Pope John Paul II is buried in St Peter's Basilica. There is no funerary monument. 
  • Pope John Paul II was canonised by Pope Francis on April 27th 2014. ​

​21st Century
Picture
Pope Benedict XVI
Pope Benedict XVI, Joseph Ratzinger (b. Marktl am Inn, Germany), 19.04.2005 - 28.02.2013 (78/85). 
  • Benedict XVI was the first pope since Gregory XII (r. 1406-15) to resign. 
  • ​Pope Benedict XVI is buried in St Peter's Basilica. ​

Mosaic portrait of Pope Francis, San Paolo fuori le Mura, Rome
Pope Francis, San Paolo fuori le Mura
Pope Francis, Jorge Mario Bergoglio (b. Buenos Aires, Argentina), 13.03.2013 - 21.04.2025 (77/88). 
  • Pope Francis was the first ever Jesuit to be elected pope and the first to come from the Southern Hemisphere. ​
  • Pope Francis is buried in the church of Santa Maria Maggiore. 

Pope Leo XIV
Pope Leo XIV
Pope Leo XIV, Robert Francis Prevost (b. Chicago), 08.05.2025 (69/).
  • Leo XIV is the first pope from the United States  and the first Augustinian to be elected pontiff. 

Papal Coats of Arms

Coat of arms of Pope Martin V
Coat of arms of Pope Martin V (r. 1417-31)
Coat of arms of Pope Nicholas V (r. 1447-55), Aurelian Walls, Rome
Coat of arms of Pope Nicholas V (r. 1447-55), Aurelian Walls
Coat of arms of Pope Callixtus III (r. 1455-58), Ponte Milvio, Rome
Coat of arms of Pope Callixtus III (r. 1455-58), Ponte Milvio
Coat of arms of Pope Pius II, Rome
Coat of arms of Pope Pius II (1458-64)
Coat of arms of Pope Paul II (r. 1464-71), Palazzo Venezia, Rome
Coat of arms of Pope Paul II (r. 1464-71), Palazzo Venezia
Coat of arms of Pope Sixtus IV (r. 1471-84), Palazzo della Cancelleria, Rome
Coat of arms of Pope Sixtus IV (r. 1471-84), Palazzo della Cancelleria
Coat of arms of Pope Innocent VIII (r. 1484-92), Via Lata, Rome
Coat of arms of Pope Innocent VIII (r. 1484-92), Via Lata
Coat of arms of Pope Alexander VI (r. 1492-1503), church of Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome
Coat of arms of Alexander VI (r. 1492-1503), Santa Maria Maggiore
Coat of arms of Pope Julius II, Palazzo della Cancelleria, Rome
Coat of arms of Pope Julius II (r. 1503-13), Palazzo della Cancelleria
Coat of arms of Pope Leo X (r. 1513-1521), church of Santa Maria in Domnica, Rome
Coat of arms of Pope Leo X (r. 1513-1521), Santa Maria in Domnica
Coat of arms of Pope Adrian VI, Santa Maria dell' Anima, Rome
Coat of arms of Pope Adrian VI (r. 1522-23), Santa Maria dell' Anima
Coat of arms of Pope Paul III (r. 1534-49), Palazzo Farnese, Rome
Coat of arms of Pope Paul III (r. 1534-49), Palazzo Farnese
Coat of arms of Pope Pius V (1566-72), church of Santa Maria sopra Minerva, Rome
Coat of arms of Pope Pius V (1566-72), Santa Maria sopra Minerva
Coat of arms of Pope Gregory XIII (r. 1572-85), Gallery of the Maps, Vatican Museums, Rome
Coat of arms of Pope Gregory XIII (r. 1572-85), Gallery of the Maps, Vatican Museums
Coat of arms of Pope Sixtus V (r. 1585-90), Palazzo del Laterano, Rome
Coat of arms of Pope Sixtus V (r. 1585-90), Palazzo del Laterano
Coat of arms of Pope Clement VIII (r. 1592-1605), church of Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome
Coat of arms of Pope Clement VIII (r. 1592-1605), Santa Maria Maggiore
Coat of arms of Pope Paul V (r. 1605-21), Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome
Coat of arms of Pope Paul V (r. 1605-21), Santa Maria Maggiore
Coat of arms of Pope Gregory XV, church of Sant' Ignazio, Rome
Coat of arms of Pope Gregory XV (r. 1621-23), Sant' Ignazio di Loyola
Coat of arms of Pope Urban VIII (r. 1623-44), church of Santa Maria in Aracoeli, Rome
Coat of arms of Pope Urban VIII (r. 1623-44), Santa Maria in Aracoeli
Coat of arms of Pope Innocent X (r. 1644-55), Fountain of the Four Rivers, Rome
Coat of arms of Pope Innocent X (r. 1644-55), Fountain of the Four Rivers
Coat of arms of Pope Alexander VII (r. 1655-67), church of Sant' Andrea della Valle, Rome
Coat of arms of Pope Alexander VII (r. 1655-67), Sant' Andrea della Valle
Coat of arms of Pope Clement IX, Palazzo del Banco di Santo Spirito, Rome
Coat of arms of Pope Clement IX (r. 1667-69), Palazzo del Banco di Santo Spirito
Coat of arms of Pope Clement X (r. 1670-76), St Peter's Basilica, Rome
Coat of arms of Pope Clement X (r. 1670-76), St Peter's Basilica
Coat of arms of Pope Innocent XI (r. 1676-89), St Peter's Basilica, Rome
Coat of arms of Pope Innocent XI (r. 1676-89), St Peter's Basilica
Coat of arms of Pope Alexander VIII (r. 1689-91), Fontana dell' Acqua Paola, Rome
Coat of arms of Pope Alexander VIII (r. 1689-91), Fontana dell' Acqua Paola
Coat of arms of Pope Innocent XII (r. 1691-1700), St Peter's Basilica, Rome
Coat of arms of Pope Innocent XII (r. 1691-1700), St Peter's Basilica
Coat of arms of Pope Clement XI (r. 1700-21), Fontana del Pantheon, Rome
Coat of arms of Pope Clement XI (r. 1700-21), Fontana del Pantheon
Coat of arms of Pope Innocent XIII (r. 1721-24), Palazzo del Commendatore, Rome
Coat of arms of Pope Innocent XIII (r. 1721-24), Palazzo del Commendatore
Coat of arms of Pope Benedict XIII (r. 1724-30), Santa Maria sopra Minerva, Rome
Coat of arms of Pope Benedict XIII (r. 1724-30), Santa Maria sopra Minerva
Coat of Arms of Pope Clement XII (r. 1730-40), San Giovanni in Laterano, Rome.
Coat of Arms of Pope Clement XII (r. 1730-40), San Giovanni in Laterano
Coat of arms of Pope Benedict XIV (r. 1740-58), church of Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome
Coat of arms of Pope Benedict XIV (r. 1740-58), Santa Maria Maggiore
Coat of arms of Pope Clement XIII (r. 1758-69), Palazzo del Quirinale, Rome
Coat of arms of Pope Clement XIII (r. 1758-69), Palazzo del Quirinale
Coat of arms of Pope Pius VI (r. 1775-79), St Peter's Basilica, Rome
Coat of arms of Pope Pius VI (r. 1775-79), St Peter's Basilica
Coat of arms of Pope Pius VII (r. 1800-23), pedestal of the Obelisk of Antinous, Rome
Coat of arms of Pope Pius VII (r. 1800-23), Obelisk of Antinous
Coat of arms of Pope Leo XII (r. 1823-28), church of San Paolo fuori le Mura, Rome
Coat of arms of Pope Leo XII (r. 1823-28), San Paolo fuori le Mura
Coat of arms of Pope Gregory XVI (r. 1831-46), Church of San Rocco, Rome
Coat of arms of Pope Gregory XVI (r. 1831-46), San Rocco
Coat of arms of Pope Pius IX (r. 1846-78), Column of the Immaculate Conception, Rome
Coat of arms of Pope Pius IX (r. 1846-78), Column of the Immaculate Conception
Coat of arms of Pope Leo XIII (r. 1878-1903), church of San Lorenzo in Panisperna, Rome
Coat of arms of Pope Leo XIII (r. 1878-1903), San Lorenzo in Panisperna
Coat of arms of Pope Pius X (1903-14), church of Santa Maria Liberatrice a Testaccio, Rome
Coat of arms of Pope Pius X (r. 1903-14), Santa Maria Liberatrice a Testaccio
Coat of arms of Pope Benedict XV (r. 1914-22), church of Ss Giovanni e Paolo, Rome
Coat of arms of Pope Benedict XV (r. 1914-22), church of Ss Giovanni e Paolo
Coat of arms of Pope Pius XI (r. 1922-39), church of San Carlo al Corso, Rome
Coat of arms of Pope Pius XI (r. 1922-39), San Carlo al Corso
Coat of arms of Pope Pius XII (r. 1939-58), Piazza Pia, Rome
Coat of arms of Pope Pius XII (r. 1939-58), Piazza Pia
Coat of arms of Pope John XXIII (r. 1958-63), Church of Our Lady of Lourdes, Rome
Coat of arms of Pope John XXIII (r. 1958-63), Church of Our Lady of Lourdes
Coat of arms of Pope Paul VI (r. 1963-78), Lateran Baptistery, Rome
Coat of arms of Pope Paul VI (r. 1963-78), Lateran Baptistery
Coat of arms of Pope John Paul II, entrance to Vatican Museums, Rome
Coat of arms of Pope John Paul II (r. 1978-2005), entrance to the Vatican Museums
Coat of arms of Pope Benedict XVI (r. 2005-13), church of St Paul Outside the Walls, Rome
Coat of arms of Pope Benedict XVI (r. 2005-13), St Paul Outside the Walls
Coat of arms of Pope Francis (r. 2013-), Chiesa del Gesu, Rome
Coat of arms of Pope Francis (r. 2013-), Chiesa del Gesu

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  • Churches
    • Top Ten Churches
    • Churches by Location
    • Little-known Churches
    • Cosmatesque Pavements
    • Funerary Monuments
    • Chiesa del Gesù >
      • Chapel of St Ignatius
    • Chiesa di Gesù e Maria
    • Chiesa Nuova
    • Domine Quo Vadis
    • Lateran Baptistery
    • Re Magi
    • S. Agata dei Goti
    • S. Agata in Trastevere
    • S. Agnese fuori le Mura
    • S. Agnese in Agone
    • S. Agostino
    • S. Alessio
    • S. Anastasia al Palatino
    • S. Andrea al Quirinale
    • S. Andrea della Valle
    • S. Andrea delle Fratte
    • S. Angelo in Pescheria
    • S. Anna dei Palafrenieri
    • S. Antonio dei Portoghesi
    • S. Apollinare
    • Ss. Apostoli
    • S. Balbina
    • S. Barbara dei Librai
    • S. Bartolomeo all' Isola
    • S. Benedetto in Piscinula
    • S. Bernardo alle Terme
    • S. Bibiana
    • S. Brigida
    • S. Carlo ai Catinari
    • S. Carlo al Corso
    • S. Carlo alle Quattro Fontane
    • S. Caterina a Magnanopoli
    • S. Caterina dei Funari
    • S. Caterina da Siena
    • S. Cecilia in Trastevere
    • Ss. Celso e Giuliano
    • S. M. in Monticelli
    • Ss. Claudio e Andrea
    • S. Clemente >
      • Cappella Castiglione
    • Ss. Cosma e Damiano
    • S. Crisogono
    • S. Costanza
    • S. Croce in Gerusalemme >
      • Chapel of St Helen
    • Ss. Domenico e Sisto
    • S. Dorotea
    • S. Eusebio
    • S. Eustachio
    • S. Francesco a Ripa >
      • Cappella Altieri
      • Cappella Rospigliosi-Pallavicini
    • S. Francesca Romana
    • S. Giacomo degli Spagnoli
    • S. Giorgio in Velabro
    • S. Giovanni a Porta Latina
    • S. Giovanni Decollato
    • S. Giovanni dei Fiorentini
    • S. Giovanni della Pigna
    • Ss. Giovanni e Paolo
    • S. Giovanni in Laterano >
      • Cappella Corsini
      • Cappella Lancellotti
    • S. Girolamo dei Croati
    • S. Girolamo della Carità >
      • Cappella Antamoro
      • Cappella Spada
    • S. Giuliano dei Fiamminghi
    • S. Giuseppe dei Falegnami
    • S. Gregorio Magno
    • S. Ignazio di Loyola
    • S. Ivo alla Sapienza
    • S. Lorenzo fuori le Mura
    • S. Lorenzo in Damaso
    • S. Lorenzo in Lucina
    • S. Lorenzo in Miranda
    • S. Lucia del Gonfalone
    • S. Luigi dei Francesi >
      • Cappella Contarelli
    • Ss. Luca e Martina
    • Ss. Marcellino e Pietro
    • S. Marcello al Corso
    • S. Marco
    • S. Maria ad Martyres
    • S. Maria ai Monti
    • S. Maria Annunziata
    • S. Maria degli Angeli
    • S. Maria dei Miracoli
    • S. Maria della Concezione
    • S. Maria del Popolo >
      • Cappella Cerasi
      • Cappella Chigi
    • S. Maria dei Sette Dolori
    • S. Maria del Priorato
    • S. Maria della Consolazione
    • S. Maria della Pace >
      • Chigi Chapel
      • Cloister of Bramante
    • S. Maria della Scala
    • S. Maria della Vittoria >
      • Cappella Cornaro
    • S. Maria delle Grazie
    • S. Maria dell' Anima
    • S. Maria dell' Orazione e Morte
    • S. Maria dell' Orto
    • S. Maria di Loreto
    • S. Maria in Aracoeli >
      • Cappella Bufalini
    • S. Maria in Aquiro
    • S. Maria in Campitelli
    • S. Maria in Cosmedin
    • S. Maria in Domnica
    • S. Maria in Monserrato
    • S. Maria in Montesanto
    • S. Maria in Traspontina
    • S. Maria in Trastevere >
      • Cappella Altemps
    • S. Maria in Trivio
    • S. Maria in Via
    • S. Maria in Via Lata
    • S. Maria Maddalena
    • S. Maria Maggiore >
      • Baptistery
      • Cappella Paolina
      • Cappella Sistina
    • S. Maria sopra Minerva >
      • Cappella Carafa
      • Chapel of the Annunciation
    • S. Maria Scala Coeli
    • S. Martino ai Monti
    • Ss. Nereo e Achilleo
    • S. Nicola da Tolentino
    • S. Nicola dei Lorenesi
    • S. Nicola in Carcere
    • Ss. Nome di Maria
    • S. Onofrio al Gianicolo
    • S. Pancrazio
    • S. Pantaleo
    • S. Paolo alla Regola
    • S. Paolo alle Tre Fontane
    • S. Paolo fuori le Mura
    • S. Pasquale Baylon
    • S. Pietro in Montorio
    • S. Pietro in Vincoli
    • S. Prassede
    • S. Prisca
    • S. Pudenziana
    • Ss. Quattro Coronati
    • S. Rita da Cascia
    • S. Rocco
    • S. Saba
    • S. Sabina >
      • Chapel of St Catherine
      • Chapel of St Hyacinth
    • S. Salvatore in Lauro
    • S. Salvatore in Onda
    • S. Sebastiano fuori le Mura >
      • Cappella Albani
    • S. Silvestro in Capite
    • S. Sisto Vecchio
    • S. Spirito in Sassia
    • S. Stanislao dei Polacchi
    • S. Stefano Rotondo
    • Ss Stimmate di San Francesco
    • Ss. Sudario dei Piemontesi
    • S. Susanna
    • Ss. Trinità degli Spagnoli
    • Ss. Trinità dei Pellegrini
    • Ss. Trinità di Monti
    • Ss. Vincenzo e Anastasio
    • Ss. Vincenzo e Anastasio
    • S. Vitale
  • Cloisters
  • Palatine
  • Forum
    • Arch of Septimius Severus
    • Arch of Titus
    • Basilica of Maxentius
    • Curia Julia
    • Temple of Antoninus Pius
    • Temple of Castor and Pollux
    • Temple of Saturn
    • Temple of Venus and Rome
    • Temple of Vespasian and Titus
    • Temple of Vesta
  • Ancient Monuments
    • Aqueducts
    • Ara Pacis
    • Arch of Constantine
    • Arch of Drusus
    • Arch of Gallienus
    • Arch of Janus
    • Arch of the Money-Changers
    • Aurelian Walls
    • Baths of Caracalla
    • Baths of Diocletian
    • Castel Sant' Angelo
    • Catacombs of Domitilla
    • Circus Maxentius
    • Circus Maximus
    • Colosseum
    • Column of Marcus Aurelius
    • Column of Trajan
    • Forum of Augustus
    • Forum of Trajan
    • Mausoleum of Augustus
    • Nymphaeum
    • Pantheon
    • Ponte Fabricio
    • Ponte Milvio
    • Ponte Rotto
    • Ponte Sant' Angelo
    • Porta Maggiore
    • Porta San Paolo
    • Porta San Sebastiano
    • Portico of Octavia
    • Pyramid of Cestius
    • Temple of Hadrian
    • Temple of Hercules
    • Temple of Jupiter
    • Temple of Portunus
    • Theatre of Balbus
    • Theatre of Marcellus
    • Theatre of Pompey
    • Tomb of Caecilia Metella
    • Via Appia
  • Obelisks
    • 'Minerveo' Obelisk
    • 'Flaminio' Obelisk
    • 'Matteiano' Obelisk
    • 'Lateran' Obelisk
    • 'Dogali' Obelisk
    • 'Macuteo' Obelisk
    • 'Solare' Obelisk
    • 'Vatican' Obelisk
    • 'Agonalis' Obelisk
    • 'Sallustiano' Obelisk
    • 'Quirinale' Obelisk
    • 'Esquiline' Obelisk
    • 'Pinciano' Obelisk
    • 'Mediceo' Obelisk
    • 'Torlonia' Obelisks
    • 'Mussolini' Obelisk
    • 'Marconi' Obelisk
  • Mosaics
    • Sant' Agnese fuori le Mura
    • Santa Cecilia in Trastevere
    • San Clemente
    • Santa Costanza
    • Santa Francesca Romana
    • San Lorenzo fuori le Mura
    • San Marco
    • Santa Maria in Domnica
    • Santa Maria in Trastevere
    • Santa Maria Maggiore
    • Santa Prassede >
      • San Zenone
    • Santa Pudenziana
    • Santo Stefano Rotondo
    • San Teodoro
    • San Venanzio
    • Santi Cosma e Damiano
    • Santi Nereo e Achilleo
  • Palaces
    • Palazzo Barberini
    • Palazzo dei Conservatori
    • Palazzo del Quirinale
    • Palazzo della Cancelleria
    • Palazzo della Consulta
    • Palazzo delle Esposizioni
    • Palazzo Farnese
    • Palazzo Farnesina
    • Palazzo di Giustizia
    • Palazzo Laterano
    • Palazzo Madama
    • Palazzo Spada
    • Palazzo Venezia
    • Palazzo Zuccari
    • Villa Giulia
    • Villa Farnesina
    • Villa Medici
  • Galleries & Museums
    • Baths of Diocletian
    • Capitoline Museums
    • Etruscan Museum
    • Galleria Borghese
    • Galleria Colonna
    • Galleria Doria-Pamphilj
    • Palazzo Altemps
    • Palazzo Massimo
  • Piazzas
    • Campo de' Fiori
    • Piazza Augusto Imperatore
    • Piazza dei Cavalieri di Malta
    • Piazza del Campidoglio
    • Piazza del Popolo
    • Piazza del Quirinale
    • Piazza della Repubblica
    • Piazza Farnese
    • Piazza Navona
    • Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II
  • Miscellaneous
    • A Calendar of Saints
    • A Literary Tour of Rome
    • Antico Caffè Greco
    • Babington's Tea Rooms
    • Barberini Bees
    • Borromini & the Baroque
    • Catacombs
    • Column of the Immaculate Conception
    • Domes
    • Equestrian Statues
    • EUR >
      • Museum of Roman Civilisation
    • Fasces
    • Flood Plaques
    • Galleria Sciarra
    • House of the Owls
    • Jewish Ghetto
    • Knights of Malta
    • Mithraism
    • Monumental Complex of S. Spirito in Sassia
    • Nolli Map of Rome
    • Ponte Sisto
    • Porta Pia
    • 'Protestant' Cemetery
    • Quartiere Coppedè
    • Scala Santa
    • Spanish Steps
    • Street Shrines
    • 'Talking' Palaces
    • 'Talking' Statues
    • Tiber Island
    • Views of Rome
    • Villa Borghese
    • Vittoriano
  • On This Day in Italy
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  • The Bernini Trail
  • Baroque Sculptors
    • Alessandro Algardi
    • Pietro Bracci
    • Ercole Ferrata
    • Domenico Guidi
    • Pierre Le Gros
    • Giuseppe Mazzuoli
    • Antonio Raggi
    • Camillo Rusconi
    • Filippo della Valle
  • Florence
    • A Literary Tour
    • Anna Maria Luisa: Last of the Medici
    • Canons' Palace
    • Casa-Galleria Vichi
    • Column of Justice
    • Column of St Zenobius
    • Cosimo I de' Medici
    • Cosimo II de' Medici
    • Costanza Bonarelli
    • David With Fig Leaf
    • Elizabeth Barrett Browning
    • Equestrian Statue of Cosimo I de' Medici
    • Equestrian Statue of Ferdinando I de' Medici
    • Festina Lente
    • Flood Plaques
    • Fontana del Bacchino
    • Fontana dei Puttini
    • Fountain of Neptune
    • Fountains of the Marine Monsters
    • Gian Gastone de' Medici
    • Girolamo Savonarola
    • Images of the Annunciation
    • Little Devil
    • Monument to Cellini
    • Palazzo Bartolini-Salimbeni
    • Palazzo Bianca Cappello
    • Palazzo Fenzi
    • Palazzo Viviani
    • Perseus and Medusa
    • Piazza Santa Maria Novella
    • Pope Leo XI
    • Porta della Mandorla
    • Rape of the Sabine Woman
    • Santa Maria Novella
    • Statue of Dante
    • Theft of the Century
    • Torre del Arnolfo
    • Twelve Good Men
    • Villa Gamberaia
    • Wheel of the Innocents
    • 'Wine Windows'
  • Lazio
    • Bomarzo: Parco dei Mostri
    • Viterbo: Santa Rosa
  • Tuscany
    • Arezzo: Giorgio Vasari
    • Lucca: Puccini
    • Pistoia: Ospedale del Ceppo
    • Siena: The Balzana
    • Siena: The Palio
  • Venice
    • 421: Foundation of Venice
    • Acqua Alta
    • Bartolomeo Colleoni
    • Barque of Dante
    • Caffè Florian
    • Daniele Manin
    • Flagpoles
    • Giustina Rossi
    • Gondolas
    • Harry's Bar
    • Henry James
    • House of Three Eyes
    • Island of Lace
    • King Victor Emmanuel II
    • Map of Venice
    • Martinmas
    • Master of the House
    • Palazzo Contarini Fasan
    • Ponte Borgoloco
    • Ponte Chiodo
    • Punta del Dogana
    • Scacciadiavoli
    • Shrine of St Lucia
    • Sior Antonio Rioba
    • The 'Book Shitter'
    • The Lion's Mouth
    • Tommaso Rangone
    • Torcello
    • Venus
    • 'Viennese Oranges'
    • Wellheads
    • Winged Lions