Images of Papal Coats of Arms in Rome - Walks in Rome (Est. 2001)

Rome: City of Popes

Papal Coats of Arms: 1417 to the Present

The coats of arms of the popes who ruled the Eternal City for centuries
can be seen on buildings and monuments throughout Rome.

A papal coat of arms is easily identifiable, as the shield will be surmounted
by the triregnum (triple tiara or triple crown)* and a pair of crossed keys.

*In 2005, Pope Benedict XIV elected to have a mitre instead of a triregnum
and this practise was adopted by his successor, Pope Francis.

15th Century

coat-of-arms-of-pope-martin-v-cloister-of-church-of-st-john-lateran-rome

Pope Martin V: 1417-31
(Cloister of San Giovanni in Laterano)

coat-of-arms-of-pope-nicholas-v-r-1447-55-aurelian-walls-rome

Pope Nicholas V: 1447-55
(Aurelian Walls)

coat-of-arms-of-pope-callixtus-iii-ponte-milvio-rome

Pope Callixtus III: 1455-58
(Ponte Milvio)

coat-of-arms-of-pope-pius-ii-sant-andrea-della-valle-rome

Pope Pius II: 1458-64
(Sant' Andrea della Valle)

coat-of-arms-of-pope-paul-ii-palazzo-venezia-rome

Pope Paul II: 1464-71
(Palazzo Venezia)

coat-of-arms-of-pope-sixtus-iv-palazzo-della-cancelleria-rome

Pope Sixtus IV: 1471-84
(Palazzo della Cancelleria)

coat-of-arms-of-pope-innocent-viii-via-lata-rome

Pope Innocent VIII: 1484-92
(Via Lata)

Pope Alexander VI: 1492-1503
(Santa Maria Maggiore)

16th Century

coat-of-arms-of-pope-pius-iii-sant-andrea-della-valle-rome

Pope Pius III: 1503
(Sant' Andrea della Valle)

coat-of-arms-of-pope-julius-ii-palazzo-della-cancelleria-rome

Pope Julius II: 1503-13
(Palazzo della Cancelleria)

coat-of-arms-of-pope-leo-x-church-of-santa-maria-in-domnica-rome

Pope Leo X: 1513-21
(Santa Maria in Domnica)

Pope Adrian VI: 1522-23
(Santa Maria dell' Anima)

Coat of arms of Pope Clement VII, Ponte Sant' Angelo, Rome

Pope Clement VII: 1523-34)
(Ponte Sant' Angelo)

coat-of-arms-of-pope-paul-iii-palazzo-farnese-rome

Pope Paul III: 1534-49
(Palazzo Farnese)

coat-of-arms-of-pope-julius-iii-courtyard-of-palazzo-spada-rome

Pope Julius III: 1550-55
(Palazzo Spada)

coat-of-arms-of-pope-pius-iv-porta-pia-rome

Pope Pius IV: 1559-65
(Porta Pia)

coat-of-arms-of-pope-pius-v-santa-maria-sopra-minerva-rome

Pope Pius V: 1566-72
(Santa Maria sopra Minerva)

coat-of-arms-of-pope-gregory-xiii-via-del-babuino-rome

Pope Gregory XIII: 1572-85
(Via del Babuino)

coat-of-arms-of-pope-sixtus-v-palazzo-del-laterano-rome

Pope Sixtus V: 1585-90
(Palazzo del Laterano)

Coat of arms of Pope Gregory XIV, St Peter's Basilica, Rome

Pope Gregory XIV: 1591-92
(St Peter's Basilica)

Pope Clement VIII: 1592-1605
(San Giovanni in Laterano)

16th Century

coat-of-arms-of-pope-paul-v-fontana-dell-acqua-paola-rome

Pope Paul V: 1605-21
(Fontana dell' Acqua Paola)

coat-of-arms-of-pope-gregory-xv-church-of-sant-ignazio-rome

Pope Gregory XV: 1621-23
(Sant' Ignazio di Loyola in Campo Marzio)

coat-of-arms-of-pope-urban-viii-triton-fountain-piazza-barberini-rome

Pope Urban VIII: 1623-44
(Fountain of the Triton)

coat-of-arms-of-pope-innocent-x-fountain-of-the-four-rivers-piazza-navona-rome

Pope Innocent X: 1644-55
(Fountain of the Four Rivers)

coat-of-arms-of-pope-alexander-vii-st-peters-square-rome

Pope Alexander VII: 1655-67
(St Peter's Square)

coat-of-arms-of-pope-clement-ix-palazzo-del-banco-di-santo-spirito-rome

Pope Clement IX: 1667-69
(Palazzo del Banco di Santo Spirito)

coat-of-arms-of-pope-clement-x-palazzo-altieri-rome

Pope Clement X: 1670-76
(Palazzo Altieri)

Coat of arms of Pope Innocent XI, St Peters Basilica, Rome

Pope Innocent XI: 1676-89
(St Peter's Basilica)

coat-of-arms-of-pope-alexander-viii-fontana-dell-acqua-paola-rome

Pope Alexander VIII: 1689-91
(Fontana dell' Acqua Paola)

coat-of-arms-of-pope-innocent-xii-st-peters-basilica-rome

Pope Innocent XII: 1691-1700
(St Peter's Basilica)

18th Century

coat-of-arms-of-pope-clement-xi-fontana-del-pantheon-rome

Pope Clement XI: 1700-21
(Fountain of the Pantheon)

Coat of arms of Pope Innocent XIII, Palazzo del Commendatore, Rome

Pope Innocent XIII: 1721-24
(Palazzo del Commendatore)

coat-of-arms-of-pope-benedict-xiii-santa-maria-sopra-minerva-rome

Pope Benedict XIII: 1724-30
(Santa Maria sopra Minerva)

Coat of arms of Pope Clement XII, San Giovanni in Laterano, Rome

Pope Clement XII: 1730-40
(St John Lateran)

coat-of-arms-of-pope-benedict-xiv-triclinium-of-pope-leo-iii-rome

Pope Benedict XIV: 1740-58
(Triclinium of Pope Leo III)

coat-of-arms-of-pope-clement-xiii-palazzo-del-quirinale-rome

Pope Clement XIII: 1758-69
(Palazzo del Quirinale)

Coat of arms of Pope Clement XIV, Palazzo dei Penitenzieri, RomePicture

Pope Clement XIV: 1758-69
(Palazzo dei Penetenzieri)

coat-of-arms-of-pope-pius-vi-st-peters-basilica-rome

Pope Pius VI: 1775-99
(St Peter's Basilica)

19th Century

coat-of-arms-of-pope-vii-obelisk-of-antinous-rome

Pope Pius VII: 1800-23
(Obelisk of Antinous)

Coat of arms of Pope Leo XII, Palazzo Gabrielli Borromeo, Rome

Pope Leo XII: 1823-29
(Palazzo Gabrielli Borromeo)

Coat of arms of Pope Pius VIII, San Paolo fuori le Mura, Rome

Pope Pius VIII: 1829-30
(San Paolo fuori le Mura)

coat-of-arms-of-pope-gregory-xvi-palazzo-del-quirinale-rome

Pope Gregory XVI: 1831-46
(Palazzo del Quirinale)

coat-of-arms-of-pope-pius-ix-porta-san-pancrazio-rome

Pope Pius IX: 1846-78
(Porta San Pancrazio)

coat-of-arms-of-pope-leo-xiii-san-lorenzo-in-panisperna-rome

Pope Leo XIII: 1878-1903
(San Lorenzo in Panisperna)

20th Century

Coat of arms of Pope St Pius X, church of Santa Prassede, Rome

Pope Pius X: 1903-14
(Santa Prassede)

coat-of-arms-of-pope-benedict-xv-santi-giovanni-e-paolo-rome

Pope Benedict XV: 1914-22
(Santi Giovanni e Paolo)

coat-of-arms-of-pope-pius-xi-vatican-museums-rome

Pope Pius XI: 1922-39
(Old Entrance to the Vatican Museums)

coat-of-arms-of-pope-pius-xii-piazza-pia-rome

Pope Pius XII: 1939-58
(Piazza Pia)

coat-of-arms-of-pope-john-xxiii-church-of-our-lady-of-lourdes-rome

Pope John XXIII: 1958-63
(Nostra Signora di Lourdes)

coat-of-arms-of-pope-paul-vi-lateran-baptistery-rome

Pope Paul VI: 1963-78
(Lateran Baptistery)

coat-of-arms-of-pope-john-paul-ii-entrance-to-vatican-museums-rome

Pope John Paul II: 1978-2005
(New Entrance to the Vatican Museums)

21st Century

coat-of-arms-of-pope-benedict-xvi-st-paul-outside-the-walls-rome

Pope Benedict XVI: 2005-13
(San Paolo fuori le Mura)

coat-of-arms-of-pope-francis-chiesa-del-gesu-rome

Pope Francis XVI: 2013-
(Chiesa del Gesù)

A List of Popes: 1417 to the Present

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