![]() Peter's Basilica, Chapel of the Madonna of Partorientiįirst pope buried on the porch of Old St. Translated from the Catacomb of Balbina, one of the Catacombs of Rome, to an urn below the main altar of San Marco San Marco Evangelista al Campidoglio, Rome Eusebius in the Cemetery of Callixtus to San Silvestre in Capite, then to another church, then to the private chapel of the Barberini princes in Sant'Andrea della Valle Sant'Andrea della Valle (Barberini chapel), Rome Transferred from the Catacomb of Callixtus to one or more of: Santa Cecilia in Trastevere, San Silvestro in Capite, and Santa Prassede sarcophagus that once held remains is extant in the crypt of Santa Cecilia in Trastevere Remains transferred from Vatican Hill to the Cemetery of Callixtus and possibly again thereafter sarcophagus which may once have contained remains is extant in the Palazzo Altemps Santi Vincenzo e Anastasio a Trevi, the resting place of the precordium of 22 popes from Sixtus V (1585–1590) to Leo XIII (1878–1903).ġst–5th centuries 1st century.Notably, however, the Tomb of Antipope John XXIII is in the Battistero di San Giovanni in Florence. An antipope is a historical papal claimant currently regarded by the Roman Catholic Church as illegitimate. Tombs of antipopes, which-with few exceptions-are obscure or destroyed.Other tombs not included in this list are: Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran, where over a dozen tombs were destroyed in two fires (13).Peter's Basilica, which once numbered over 100 papal tombs, nearly all of which were destroyed during the sixteenth/seventeenth century demolition. The Catacombs of Rome, specifically the Catacomb of Callixtus, the Catacomb of Priscilla (beneath San Martino ai Monti), the Catacomb of Balbina, the Catacomb of Calepodius, the Catacomb of Pontian, and the Catacomb of Felicitas, which were emptied by repeated translations by the ninth century.Epigraphic evidence exists only for Linus, with the discovery of a burial slab marked "Linus" in 1615 however, the slab is broken such that it could have once read "Aquilinius" or "Anullinus". Saint Peter's tomb, around which the following popes were traditionally believed to have been buried: Pope Linus, Pope Anacletus, Pope Evaristus, Pope Telesphorus, Pope Hyginus, Pope Pius I, Pope Anicetus (later transferred to the Catacomb of Callixtus), and Pope Victor I.Locations of destroyed or lost papal tombs include: Information about these tombs is generally incomplete and uncertain. This list does not include non-extant papal tombs. Many early tombs no longer exist due to repeated translations or destruction. Main article: List of non-extant papal tombs Papal tombs by century of the pontificate Peter's Basilica, other major churches of Rome (especially Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran, Santa Maria sopra Minerva and Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore), or other churches of Italy, France, and Germany. Most extant papal tombs are located in St. Notable papal tombs have been commissioned from sculptors such as Michelangelo and Gian Lorenzo Bernini. The style of papal tombs has evolved considerably throughout history, tracking trends in the development of church monuments. For example, the tomb of Pope Leo I was combined with Leos II, III, and IV circa 855, and then removed in the seventeenth century and placed under his own altar, below Alessandro Algardi's relief, Fuga d'Attila. Furthermore, many papal tombs that recycled sarcophagi and other materials from earlier tombs were later recycled for their valuable materials or combined with other monuments. As with other religious relics, multiple sites claim to house the same tomb. įor the first few centuries in particular, little is known of the popes and their tombs, and available information is often contradictory. Approximately 100 papal tombs are at least partially extant, representing less than half of the 265 deceased popes, from Saint Peter to Benedict XVI. By Alberto Pisa, 1905Ī pope is the Bishop of Rome and the leader of the Catholic Church. A procession in the Catacomb of Callixtus, a site of several ancient papal tombs.
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