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The list of popes buried in Saint Peter's Basilica includes the recovered body of Pope Formosus. Probably around January 897, Stephen VI ordered that the corpse of his predecessor Formosus be removed from its tomb and brought to the papal court for judgment.
Pope Formosus (c. 816 – 896) was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 6 October 891 until his death on 4 April 896. His reign as pope was troubled, marked by interventions in power struggles over the Patriarchate of Constantinople , the Kingdom of West Francia , and the Holy Roman Empire .
The sarcophagus of Pope Nicholas V The sarcophagus of Pope Paul II The tomb of Pope Innocent VIII was the first to depict a live pontiff. The tomb of Pope Pius III was translated to Sant'Andrea della Valle. The tomb of Pope Paul III Pope Julius III was reinterred in an ancient sarcophagus. Pope Marcellus II reused a fourth-century sarcophagus.
Uniquely combines the pope's tomb with that of his cardinal-nephew, Ludovico Ludovisi. According to Reardon [116] the pope was originally buried in the Quirinal Palace and his remains moved to Sant'Ignazio in 1634. The monument was created c. 1709–14. [117] 6 August 1623 – 29 July 1644 Urban VIII: Gian Lorenzo Bernini: St. Peter's Basilica ...
Pope Stephen VI (Latin: Stephanus VI; died August 897) was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 22 May 896 to his death. He is best known for instigating the Cadaver Synod , which ultimately led to his downfall and death.
The last pope to be buried outside the Vatican was Leo XIII, who died in 1903 and is buried in the Basilica of St. John Lateran in Rome. Francis has said he would be ready to resign - as Benedict ...
Plaque commemorating the popes buried in St. Peter's Basilica (their names in Latin and the year of their burial). This chronological list of popes of the Catholic Church corresponds to that given in the Annuario Pontificio under the heading "I Sommi Pontefici Romani" (The Roman Supreme Pontiffs), excluding those that are explicitly indicated as antipopes.
The 87-year-old pontiff – who turns 88 next month – enacted a new set of liturgical rites aimed at modernizing the Catholic Church that scraps lengthy, garish funeral practices his ...