A Guide to St Peter's Basilica

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Monument to Pope Clement X

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Monument to Pope Clement X

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Monument to Pope Clement X (1682-86) by Mattia de' Rossi
(Emilio Altieri, Rome, b.1590/r.1670-76)
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The monument to Pope Clement X was designed by the Roman architect Mattia de’ Rossi (1637-95). The statue of the pope was carved by Ercole Ferrata. He is flanked by statues of Clemency, the work of Giuseppe Mazzuoli, and Goodness by Lazzaro Morelli. The bas-relief by Leonardo Reti depicts the opening of the Holy Door at the beginning of the Jubilee of 1675.​

​At almost eighty years of age, Emilio Altieri is the oldest person ever to have been elected Pope. 

In front of the monument, under a simple tombstone, lie the remains of Pope Sixtus IV (r. 1471-84) and his nephew Pope Julius II (r. 1503-13), who, between them, were responsible for the building and decoration of the Sistine Chapel.

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