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What follows is a list of the monuments of the Popes from Martin V to John Paul II. There is a broad correlation between the death of the pope and the execution of his monument, but there are some remarkable exceptions and for this reason the monuments are also listed chronologically. The links in the middle column when referred to a church lead to a .html file providing an overview of the church. Links to the papal monuments in some cases lead to a .jpg file (in this case they open in another window).

COMING OUT OF THE MIDDLE AGES (1417 - 1471)
RENAISSANCE (1471 - 1555)
COUNTER-REFORMATION (1555 - 1605)
BAROQUE (1605 - 1676)
DECADENCE (1676 - 1878)
MONUMENTS AFTER PIUS IX (1878 -____)

COMING OUT OF THE MIDDLE AGES (1417 - 1471)

List of medieval monuments in Rome.

Pope	Location	Monument
Martin V Oddone Colonna 1417-1431	S. Giovanni in Laterano	Bronze plate by Simone di Giovanni Ghini (mid XVth century.) XVIIth century drawing of the plate
Eugenius IV Gabriele Condulmero 1431-1447	S. Salvatore in Lauro	Marble monument by Isaia da Pisa (previously in S. Pietro Vecchio) (gisant type).
Nicholas V Tommaso Parentucelli 1447-1455	Grotte Vaticane in S. Pietro	Marble monument by unknown artist (gisant type). Detail of the Pope's statue
Calixtus III Alfonso Borgia 1455-1458	S. Maria in Monserrato	Small marble monument by Filippo Moratilla (1881). The original monument in the church of S. Andrea next to S. Pietro Vecchio was lost when the church was pulled down (1586).
Pius II Enea Silvio Piccolomini 1458-1464	S. Andrea della Valle	Marble monument by Pietro Taccone (1477 ca.) (gisant type), previously in the church of S. Andrea next to S. Pietro Vecchio which was pulled down in 1586. XVIIth century drawing of the monument
Paul II Pietro Barbo 1464-1471	Grotte Vaticane in S. Pietro	Marble monument by Mino da Fiesole and Giovanni Dalmata (gisant type).

RENAISSANCE

List of Renaissance monuments in Rome.

Pope	Location	Monument
Sixtus IV Francesco Della Rovere 1471-1484	Treasury of S. Pietro	Bronze monument by Antonio del Pollaiolo (1493) (gisant type). XVIIth century drawing of the monument
Innocent VIII Giovan Battista Cibo 1484-1492	S. Pietro	Bronze monument by Antonio del Pollaiolo (1498). The Pope is shown both laying on the sarcophagus and seating on the papal throne.
Alexander VI Rodrigo Borja 1492-1503	S. Maria in Monserrato	Small marble monument by Filippo Moratilla (1881). The original monument in the church of S. Andrea next to S. Pietro Vecchio was lost when the church was pulled down (1586).
Pius III Fracesco Todeschini Piccolomini 1503	S. Andrea della Valle	Marble monument (1503) by Sebastiano di Francesco Ferruccci (?) (gisant type), previously in the church of S. Andrea next to S. Pietro Vecchio which was pulled down in 1586.
Julius II Giuliano Della Rovere 1503-1513	S. Pietro in Vincoli	Large marble monument with several statues (including Moses) designed by Michelangelo (1545). The statue of the Pope by Maso di Bosco shows him in the pose of an ancient Roman resting on his elbow.
Leo X Giovanni de' Medici 1513-1521	S. Maria sopra Minerva	Large marble monument having the shape of a triumphal arch with statues and reliefs. The statue of the (seated) Pope is attributed to Nanni di Baccio Bigio (1542).
Adrian VI Adrian Florisze 1522-1523	S. Maria dell'Anima	Large marble monument designed by Baldassarre Peruzzi. The statue of the Pope (gisant type) is attributed to Michelangelo da Siena or Nicolò Tribolo (1529-1533).
Clement VII Giulio de' Medici 1523-1534	S. Maria sopra Minerva	Large marble monument having the shape of a triumphal arch with statues and reliefs. The statue of the (seated) Pope is attributed to Raffaello da Montelupo (1542).
Paul III Alessandro Farnese 1534-1549	S. Pietro	Bronze and marble monument by Guglielmo della Porta (1575). The Pope (bronze statue) is seated on a high pedestal and is shown bareheaded. Four marble statues (the Virtues) stood at the foot of the pedestal. In 1628 Bernini relocated the monument to a niche in the apse of the Basilica and two statues were moved to Palazzo Farnese.
Julius III Giovan Maria Ciocchi del Monte 1550-1555	Grotte Vaticane in S. Pietro	Sarcophagus.
Marcellus II Marcello Cervini 1555	Grotte Vaticane in S. Pietro	Sarcophagus.

COUNTER-REFORMATION (1555 - 1605)

List of Mannerist monuments in Rome.

Pope	Location	Monument
Paul IV Gian Pietro Carafa 1555-1559	S. Maria sopra Minerva	Marble monument designed by Pirro Ligorio in 1566 and executed by Giacomo e Tomaso da Cerignola. The Pope is shown seated.
Pius IV Giovanni Angelo Medici 1559-1565	S. Maria degli Angeli	A simple marble plate with inscription.
Pius V Antonio Ghislieri 1566-1572	S. Maria Maggiore	Large marble monument resembling a triumphal arch designed by Domenico Fontana in 1586 with reliefs showing the main events of the pontificate. The statue of the (seated) pope is attributed to Leonardo Sormani.
Gregory XIII Ugo Boncompagni 1572-1585	S. Pietro	Marble monument showing the (seated) Pope between Religion and Magnificence. A relief shows the Pope endorsing the reform of the calendar. The monument (by Camillo Rusconi) was executed in 1723 and it replaced a previous one.
Sixtus V Felice Peretti 1585-1590	S. Maria Maggiore	Large marble monument resembling a triumphal arch designed by Domenico Fontana in 1586 with reliefs showing the main events of the pontificate. The Pope is shown bareheaded and while he is praying on his knees (statue by il Valsoldo).
Urban VII Giovan Battista Castagna 1590	S. Maria sopra Minerva	Marble monument by Ambrogio Buonvicino (1614) showing the Pope seated on his throne.
Gregory XIV Niccolò Sfondrati 1590-1591	S. Pietro	Unfinished marble monument: only two angels by Prospero Antichi (1591 ca.) holding the coat of arms of the Pope are in place.
Innocent IX Giovan Antonio Facchinetti 1591	Grotte Vaticane in S. Pietro	Sarcophagus.
Clement VIII Ippolito Aldobrandini 1592-1605	S. Maria Maggiore	Large marble monument resembling a triumphal arch (similar to that designed by Domenico Fontana in 1586 for the monument to Sixtus V) with reliefs showing the main events of the pontificate. The statue of the (seated) Pope is attributed to Silla da Viggiù (1611).
Leo XI Alessandro d'Ottaviano de' Medici 1605	S. Pietro	Large marble monument designed by Alessandro Algardi (1652) showing the Pope seated between two Virtues. Below the throne Algardi added a relief showing two episodes of the Pope's life.

BAROQUE (1605 - 1676)

List of Baroque monuments in Rome.

Pope	Location	Monument
Paul V Camillo Borghese 1605-1621	S. Maria Maggiore	Large marble monument (1611) resembling a triumphal arch (similar to that designed by Domenico Fontana in 1586 for Sixtus V) with reliefs showing the main events of the pontificate. The Pope is shown bareheaded and while he is praying on his knees (statue by Silla da Viggiù).
Gregory XV Alessandro Ludovisi 1621-1623	S. Ignazio	Large bronze and marble monument by Pierre Legros (1717) showing the Pope seated between Religion and Magnificence. Eight statues complete the decoration of the chapel.
Urban VIII Maffeo Barberini 1623-1644	S. Pietro	Large bronze and marble monument by Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1647) showing the Pope seated between Justice and Charity. A bronze Angel of Death tears his name.
Innocent X Giovan Battista Pamphili 1644-1655	S. Agnese in Agone	Marble monument by Giovan Battista Maini (1729) showing the Pope between Faith and Justice.
Alexander VII Fabio Chigi 1655-1667	S. Pietro	Large bronze and marble monument designed by Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1678) and executed by his assistants. The Pope is shown bareheaded and while he is praying on his knees (statue by Michel Maille). Four statues represent in the foreground Charity and Truth and in the background Justice and Prudence.
Clement IX Giulio Rospigliosi 1667-1669	S. Maria Maggiore	Large marble monument designed by Carlo Rainaldi (1671): statues by Domenico Guidi (seated Pope), Ercole Ferrata (Charity), Cosimo Fancelli (Faith).
Clement X Giovan Battista Altieri 1670-1676	S. Pietro	Large marble monument designed by Mattia de' Rossi (1684) showing the Pope (statue by Ercole Ferrata) seated between Clemency (by Giuseppe Mazzuoli) and Benignity (by Lazzaro Morelli).

DECADENCE (1676 - 1878)

List of Late Baroque monuments in Rome.

Pope	Location	Monument
Innocent XI Benedetto Odescalchi 1676-1689	S. Pietro	Large bronze and marble monument by Pierre Etienne Monnot (1701) partly based on a design by Carlo Maratta. The Pope is seated between Strength and Religion. A relief shows the Liberation of Vienna (1683) from the Turks.
Alexander VIII Pietro Ottoboni 1689-1691	S. Pietro	Large bronze and marble monument designed by Carlo Arrigo di S. Martino (1725). The statues were designed by Angelo de' Rossi, but completed by Giuseppe Bertosi (the Pope seated on his throne) and Giuseppe Raffaelli (Religion and Prudence).
Innocent XII Antonio Pignatelli 1691-1700	S. Pietro	Large marble monument designed by Ferdinando Fuga (1745). The statues were executed by Filippo della Valle and show the (seated) Pope between Charity and Justice.
Clement XI Giovan Francesco Albani 1700-1721	S. Pietro	A simple marble plate with inscription.
Innocent XIII Michelangelo Conti 1721-1724	Grotte Vaticane in S. Pietro	Sarcophagus.
Benedict XIII Vincenzo Maria Orsini 1724-1730	S. Maria sopra Minerva	Large marble monument designed by Carlo Marchionni (1737). The statues were executed by Pietro Bracci (the Pope on his knees and Religion) and Baccio Pincellotti (Humility).
Clement XII Lorenzo Corsini 1730-1740	S. Giovanni in Laterano	Large 1742 marble and bronze monument with statues by Giovan Battista Maini (the Pope seated on his throne) and Carlo Monaldi (Abundance and Magnificence).
Benedict XIV Prospero Lambertini 1740-1758	S. Pietro	Large marble monument designed by Pietro Bracci (1750) who executed the statue of the Pope (shown in the act of standing up) and of Wisdom. The statue of Disinterestedness is a work by Gaspare Sibilia.
Clement XIII Carlo Rezzonico 1758-1769	S. Pietro	Large marble monument designed ed executed by Antonio Canova (1792). The Pope is shown bareheaded and on his knees between Religion and an Angel representing Death. Two lions at the bottom of the monument represent Strength and Mildness.
Clement XIV Giovan Vincenzo Ganganelli 1769-1774	SS. Apostoli	Large marble monument designed ed executed by Antonio Canova (1787). The Pope is shown on his throne and well below the throne Canova represented Mildness and Temperance.
Pius VI Giovan Angelo Braschi 1775-1799	Grotte Vaticane di S. Pietro	Marble statue showing the Pope on his knees by Antonio Canova (1822).
Pius VII Giorgio Chiaramonti 1800-1823	S. Pietro	Large marble monument designed ed executed by Bertel Thorvaldsen (1831). The Pope is shown on his throne and well below the throne Thorvaldsen represented Strength and Wisdom.
Leo XII Annibale Sermattei della Genga 1823-1829	S. Pietro	Marble monument by Giuseppe de Fabris (1836) showing the Pope in an upright position.
Pius VIII Francesco Saverio Castiglioni 1829-1830	S. Pietro	Large marble monument designed ed executed by Pietro Tenerani (1864). The Pope is shown on his knees and bareheaded. Behind him a large statue of Jesus on a throne flanked by St. Peter and St. Paul.
Gregory XVI Bartolomeo Cappellari 1831-1846	S. Pietro	Large marble monument designed ed executed by Luigi Amici (1854). The Pope is shown on his throne and well below the throne Amici represented Wisdom and Prudence.
Pius IX Giovan Maria Mastai-Ferretti 1846-1878	S. Lorenzo fuori le Mura	Sarcophagus.

MONUMENTS AFTER PIUS IX (1878 -____)

Pope	Location	Monument
Leo XIII Gioacchino Pecci 1878-1903	S. Giovanni in Laterano	Marble monument by Giulio Tadolini (1907).
Pius X Giuseppe Sarto 1903-1914	S. Pietro	Marble monument designed by Florestano di Fausto (1923). The statue of the Pope shown in an upright position is a work by Pier Enrico Astorri.
Benedict XV Giacomo Della Chiesa 1914-1922	S. Pietro	Marble monument designed by Luca Beltrami (1928). The statue of the Pope bareheaded and on his knees is a work by Pietro Canonica.
Pius XI Achille Ratti 1922-1939	S. Pietro	Bronze monument by Francesco Nagni (1965) showing the Pope seated on his throne.
Pius XII Eugenio Pacelli 1939-1958	S. Pietro	Bronze monument by Francesco Messina (1964) showing the Pope in an upright position and wearing the mitre as a sign of the pope being the Bishop of Rome.
John XXIII Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli 1958-1963	S. Pietro	Bronze relief by Emilio Greco (1967) showing several episodes of the Pope's life.
Paul VI Giovanni Battista Montini 1963-1978	Grotte Vaticane di S. Pietro	Sarcophagus.
John Paul I Albino Luciani 1978	Grotte Vaticane di S. Pietro	Sarcophagus.
John Paul II Karol Józef Wojtyla 1978-2005	S. Pietro	Sarcophagus.

CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF THE MONUMENTS

The list does not include the popes buried in a sarcophagus or in the ground and it does not include monuments executed after 1864. The execution of the monuments in some cases required a long time (in the case of the Monument to Julius II more than 30 years). The date used for this list is the date of the completion of the monument or of the completion of its main components.

Pope	Location	Monument
Martin V Oddone Colonna 1417-1431	S. Giovanni in Laterano	Bronze plate by Simone di Giovanni Ghini (mid XVth century.) XVIIth century drawing of the plate
Eugenius IV Gabriele Condulmero 1431-1447	S. Salvatore in Lauro	Marble monument by Isaia da Pisa (previously in S. Pietro Vecchio) (gisant type).
Nicholas V Tommaso Parentucelli 1447-1455	Grotte Vaticane in S. Pietro	Marble monument by unknown artist (gisant type). Detail of the Pope's statue
Pius II Enea Silvio Piccolomini 1458-1464	S. Andrea della Valle	Marble monument by Pietro Taccone (1477 ca.) (gisant type), previously in the church of S. Andrea next to S. Pietro Vecchio which was pulled down in 1586. XVIIth century drawing of the monument
Paul II Pietro Barbo 1464-1471	Grotte Vaticane in S. Pietro	Marble monument by Mino da Fiesole and Giovanni Dalmata (gisant type).
Sixtus IV Francesco Della Rovere 1471-1484	Treasury of S. Pietro	Bronze monument by Antonio del Pollaiolo (1493) (gisant type). XVIIth century drawing of the monument
Innocent VIII Giovan Battista Cibo 1484-1492	S. Pietro	Bronze monument by Antonio del Pollaiolo (1498). The Pope is shown both laying on the sarcophagus and seating on the papal throne.
Pius III Fracesco Todeschini Piccolomini 1503	S. Andrea della Valle	Marble monument (1503) by Sebastiano di Francesco Ferruccci (?) (gisant type), previously in the church of S. Andrea next to S. Pietro Vecchio which was pulled down in 1586.
Adrian VI Adrian Florisze 1522-1523	S. Maria dell'Anima	Large marble monument designed by Baldassarre Peruzzi. The statue of the Pope (gisant type) is attributed to Michelangelo da Siena or Nicolò Tribolo (1529-1533).
Leo X Giovanni de' Medici 1513-1521	S. Maria sopra Minerva	Large marble monument having the shape of a triumphal arch with statues and reliefs. The statue of the (seated) Pope is attributed to Nanni di Baccio Bigio (1542).
Clement VII Giulio de' Medici 1523-1534	S. Maria sopra Minerva	Large marble monument having the shape of a triumphal arch with statues and reliefs. The statue of the (seated) Pope is attributed to Raffaello da Montelupo (1542).
Julius II Giuliano Della Rovere 1503-1513	S. Pietro in Vincoli	Large marble monument with several statues (including Moses) designed by Michelangelo (1545). The statue of the Pope by Maso di Bosco shows him in the pose of an ancient Roman resting on his elbow.
Paul IV Gian Pietro Carafa 1555-1559	S. Maria sopra Minerva	Marble monument designed by Pirro Ligorio in 1566 and executed by Giacomo e Tomaso da Cerignola. The Pope is shown seated.
Paul III Alessandro Farnese 1534-1549	S. Pietro	Bronze and marble monument by Guglielmo della Porta (1575). The Pope (bronze statue) is seated on a high pedestal and is shown bareheaded. Four marble statues (the Virtues) stood at the foot of the pedestal. In 1628 Bernini relocated the monument to a niche in the apse of the Basilica and two statues were moved to Palazzo Farnese.
Pius V Antonio Ghislieri 1566-1572	S. Maria Maggiore	Large marble monument resembling a triumphal arch designed by Domenico Fontana in 1586 with reliefs showing the main events of the pontificate. The statue of the (seated) pope is attributed to Leonardo Sormani.
Sixtus V Felice Peretti 1585-1590	S. Maria Maggiore	Large marble monument resembling a triumphal arch designed by Domenico Fontana in 1586 with reliefs showing the main events of the pontificate. The Pope is shown bareheaded and while he is praying on his knees (statue by il Valsoldo).
Clement VIII Ippolito Aldobrandini 1592-1605	S. Maria Maggiore	Large marble monument resembling a triumphal arch (similar to that designed by Domenico Fontana in 1586 for the monument to Sixtus V) with reliefs showing the main events of the pontificate. The statue of the (seated) Pope is attributed to Silla da Viggiù (1611).
Paul V Camillo Borghese 1605-1621	S. Maria Maggiore	Large marble monument (1611) resembling a triumphal arch (similar to that designed by Domenico Fontana in 1586 for Sixtus V) with reliefs showing the main events of the pontificate. The Pope is shown bareheaded and while he is praying on his knees (statue by Silla da Viggiù).
Urban VII Giovan Battista Castagna 1590	S. Maria sopra Minerva	Marble monument by Ambrogio Buonvicino (1614) showing the Pope seated on his throne.
Urban VIII Maffeo Barberini 1623-1644	S. Pietro	Large bronze and marble monument by Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1647) showing the Pope seated between Justice and Charity. A bronze Angel of Death tears his name.
Leo XI Alessandro d'Ottaviano de' Medici 1605	S. Pietro	Large marble monument designed by Alessandro Algardi (1652) showing the Pope seated between two Virtues. Below the throne Algardi added a relief showing two episodes of the Pope's life.
Clement IX Giulio Rospigliosi 1667-1669	S. Maria Maggiore	Large marble monument designed by Carlo Rainaldi (1671): statues by Domenico Guidi (seated Pope), Ercole Ferrata (Charity), Cosimo Fancelli (Faith).
Alexander VII Fabio Chigi 1655-1667	S. Pietro	Large bronze and marble monument designed by Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1678) and executed by his assistants. The Pope is shown bareheaded and while he is praying on his knees (statue by Michel Maille). Four statues represent in the foreground Charity and Truth and in the background Justice and Prudence.
Clement X Giovan Battista Altieri 1670-1676	S. Pietro	Large marble monument designed by Mattia de' Rossi (1684) showing the Pope (statue by Ercole Ferrata) seated between Clemency (by Giuseppe Mazzuoli) and Benignity (by Lazzaro Morelli).
Innocent XI Benedetto Odescalchi 1676-1689	S. Pietro	Large bronze and marble monument by Pierre Etienne Monnot (1701) partly based on a design by Carlo Maratta. The Pope is seated between Strength and Religion. A relief shows the Liberation of Vienna (1683) from the Turks.
Gregory XV Alessandro Ludovisi 1621-1623	S. Ignazio	Large bronze and marble monument by Pierre Legros (1717) showing the Pope seated between Religion and Magnificence. Eight statues complete the decoration of the chapel.
Gregory XIII Ugo Boncompagni 1572-1585	S. Pietro	Marble monument showing the (seated) Pope between Religion and Magnificence. A relief shows the Pope endorsing the reform of the calendar. The monument (by Camillo Rusconi) was executed in 1723 and it replaced a previous one.
Alexander VIII Pietro Ottoboni 1689-1691	S. Pietro	Large bronze and marble monument designed by Carlo Arrigo di S. Martino (1725). The statues were designed by Angelo de' Rossi, but completed by Giuseppe Bertosi (the Pope seated on his throne) and Giuseppe Raffaelli (Religion and Prudence).
Innocent X Giovan Battista Pamphili 1644-1655	S. Agnese in Agone	Marble monument by Giovan Battista Maini (1729) showing the Pope between Faith and Justice.
Benedict XIII Vincenzo Maria Orsini 1724-1730	S. Maria sopra Minerva	Large marble monument designed by Carlo Marchionni (1737). The statues were executed by Pietro Bracci (the Pope on his knees and Religion) and Baccio Pincellotti (Humility).
Clement XII Lorenzo Corsini 1730-1740	S. Giovanni in Laterano	Large marble and bronze monument designed by Alessandro Galilei (1742). The statues were executed by Giovan Battista Maini (the Pope seated on his throne) and Carlo Monaldi (Abundance and Magnificence).
Innocent XII Antonio Pignatelli 1691-1700	S. Pietro	Large marble monument designed by Ferdinando Fuga (1745). The statues were executed by Filippo della Valle and show the (seated) Pope between Charity and Justice.
Benedict XIV Prospero Lambertini 1740-1758	S. Pietro	Large marble monument designed by Pietro Bracci (1750) who executed the statue of the Pope (shown in the act of standing up) and of Wisdom. The statue of Disinterestedness is a work by Gaspare Sibilia.
Clement XIV Giovan Vincenzo Ganganelli 1769-1774	SS. Apostoli	Large marble monument designed ed executed by Antonio Canova (1787). The Pope is shown on his throne and well below the throne Canova represented Mildness and Temperance.
Clement XIII Carlo Rezzonico 1758-1769	S. Pietro	Large marble monument designed ed executed by Antonio Canova (1792). The Pope is shown bareheaded and on his knees between Religion and an Angel representing Death. Two lions at the bottom of the monument represent Strength and Mildness.
Pius VI Giovan Angelo Braschi 1775-1799	Grotte Vaticane di S. Pietro	Marble statue showing the Pope on his knees by Antonio Canova (1822).
Pius VII Giorgio Chiaramonti 1800-1823	S. Pietro	Large marble monument designed ed executed by Bertel Thorvaldsen (1831). The Pope is shown on his throne and well below the throne Thorvaldsen represented Strength and Wisdom.
Leo XII Annibale Sermattei della Genga 1823-1829	S. Pietro	Marble monument by Giuseppe de Fabris (1836) showing the Pope in an upright position.
Gregory XVI Bartolomeo Cappellari 1831-1846	S. Pietro	Large marble monument designed ed executed by Luigi Amici (1854). The Pope is shown on his throne and well below the throne Amici represented Wisdom and Prudence.
Pius VIII Francesco Saverio Castiglioni 1829-1830	S. Pietro	Large marble monument designed ed executed by Pietro Tenerani (1864). The Pope is shown on his knees and bareheaded. Behind him a large statue of Jesus on a throne flanked by St. Peter and St. Paul.

The image used as a background for this page shows a detail of the Monument to Pope Leo XI by Alessandro Algardi in S. Pietro.

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