Rome in the Footsteps of an XVIIIth Century Traveller

This directory lists all the coats of arms of the Popes from 1417 (Pope Martin V) to 2025 (Pope Leo XIV) and some coats of arms of the previous centuries. A similar list is available in alphabetical order.

COMING OUT OF THE MIDDLE AGES (1009 - 1471)
RENAISSANCE (1471 - 1555)
COUNTER-REFORMATION (1555 - 1605)
BAROQUE PERIOD (1605 - 1676)
DECADENCE OF THE PAPAL STATE (1676 - 1870)
AFTER THE END OF THE PAPAL STATE (1870 - TODAY)

The links at the words coat of arms or heraldic symbols open in another window and show a photo of a papal coat of arms on a monument. The links to a town/church/palace lead to a page where these are shown (if in Rome together with an XVIIIth century etching by Giuseppe Vasi). The location of the coats of arms of the catalogue can be seen by clicking 1852 Map of Rome. The link of the icon in the last column opens in another window and it shows a small .jpg file with the formal coat of arms of the pope. A link at the pope's name (first column) leads to a special page devoted to his coats of arms.

COMING OUT OF THE MIDDLE AGES (1099 - 1471)
Directory of medieval monuments in Rome.

Pope	Location of the coat of arms	Notes	-
Sergius IV Pietro Bocca di Porco 1009-1012	Coat of arms in S. Giovanni in Laterano (1852 Map of Rome)	XVIIth century coat of arms designed by Francesco Borromini	N. A.
Innocent II Gregorio Papareschi 1130-1143	Coat of arms in S. Maria in Trastevere (1852 Map of Rome)	XXth century coat of arms
Alexander III Rolando Bandinelli 1159-1181	Coat of arms in S. Giovanni in Laterano (1852 Map of Rome)	XVIIth century coat of arms designed by Francesco Borromini	N. A.
Innocent III Lotario dei Conti di Segni 1198-1216	Coat of arms in S. Giovanni in Laterano (1852 Map of Rome)	XIXth century coat of arms
Adrian V Ottobono de' Fieschi 1276	Coat of arms at S. Francesco in Viterbo	Monument built in the XIVth century
Honorius IV Jacopo Savelli 1285-1287	Coat of arms in S. Maria in Aracoeli (1852 Map of Rome)	-
Nicholas IV Gerolamo Masci 1288-1292	Coat of arms in S. Maria del Popolo (1852 Map of Rome)	XVIIth century coat of arms
Celestine V Pietro da Morrone 1294	Coat of arms in the Bishop's palace of Perugia	With those of other popes in a relatively modern painting
Boniface VIII Benedetto Caetani 1294 -1303	Coat of arms in the Cathedral of Anagni	-
Benedict XI Niccolò Boccasini 1303 -1304	Coat of arms in Gesta Pontificum Romanorum by Giovanni Palazzo Venice 1688	-
Clement V Bertrand de Goth 1305-1314	Coat of arms in the Bishop's palace of Perugia	With those of other popes in a relatively modern painting
John XXII Jacques Arnaud d'Euse 1316 -1334	Coat of arms in Gesta Pontificum Romanorum by Giovanni Palazzo Venice 1688	-
Benedict XII Jacques Fournier 1334 -1342	Coat of arms in Gesta Pontificum Romanorum by Giovanni Palazzo Venice 1688	-
Clement VI Pierre Roger de Beaufort 1342-1352	Coat of arms in the Palace of the Popes in Avignon	-
Innocent VI Stephan d'Aubert 1352 -1362	Coat of arms in St. Gines' in Madrid	Modern
Urban V Guillaume de Grimoard 1362-1370	Coat of arms in Porta S. Francesco in Assisi	-
Gregory XI Pierre Roger de Beaufort 1370-1378	Coat of arms in S. Giovanni in Laterano (1852 Map of Rome)	XIXth century coat of arms
Urban VI Bartolomeo Prignano 1378-1389	Coat of arms on his tomb in the Grotte Vaticane in S. Pietro (1852 Map of Rome)	-
Boniface IX Pietro Tomacelli 1389-1404	Coat of arms on his statue in S. Paolo fuori le Mura	-
Innocent VII Cosimo de' Migliorati 1404 -1406	Coat of arms in Gesta Pontificum Romanorum by Giovanni Palazzo Venice 1688	-
Gregory XII Angelo Correr 1406-1415	Coat of arms in the Cathedral of Siena	-
Alexander V Pietro Filargis 1409-1410	Coat of arms in the monastery of S. Francesco a Ripa (1852 Map of Rome)	The pope was elected by a group of cardinals in Pisa; the coat of arms is part of a XVIIth century painting
John XXIII Baldassare Cossa 1410-1415	Coat of arms in Palazzo Comunale of Bologna	The pope was elected by a group of cardinals in Pisa; the coat of arms is part of a XVIIth century painting
Martin V Oddone Colonna 1417-1431	Small coats of arms in towns around Rome (Barbarano, Todi and Genazzano)	-
Eugenius IV Gabriele Condulmero 1431-1447	Coat of arms in Palazzo Vecchio of San Gemini	-
Nicholas V Tommaso Parentucelli 1447-1455	Coat of arms in S. Stefano Rotondo (1852 Map of Rome)	-
Calixtus III Alfonso Borgia 1455-1458	Coat of arms in Ponte Milvio	With that of his nephew Cardinal Rodrigo Borgia who will become Pope Alexander VI in 1492
Pius II Enea Silvio Piccolomini 1458-1464	Coats of arms on the Walls of Rome	-
Paul II Pietro Barbo 1464-1471	Coat of arms in Palazzetto Venezia (1852 Map of Rome)	-

RENAISSANCE (1471 - 1555)
Directory of Renaissance monuments in Rome.

Pope	Location of the coat of arms	Notes	-
Sixtus IV Francesco Della Rovere 1471-1484	Coat of arms in Cappella Sistina (1852 Map of Rome)	-
Innocent VIII Giovan Battista Cibo 1484-1492	Coat of arms in S. Balbina (1852 Map of Rome)	-
Alexander VI Rodrigo Borgia 1492-1503	Coat of arms and heraldic symbols in Castel Sant'Angelo (1852 Map of Rome)	-
Pius III Fracesco Todeschini Piccolomini 1503	Coat of arms in Palazzo Piccolomini in Siena	-
Julius II Giuliano Della Rovere 1503-1513	Heraldic symbols in S. Maria della Querce in Viterbo	-
Leo X Giovanni de' Medici 1513-1521	Coat of arms in Palazzo Apostolico del Vaticano (1852 Map of Rome)	-
Adrian VI Adrian Florisze 1522-1523	Coat of arms in S. Maria dell'Anima (1852 Map of Rome)	-
Clement VII Giulio de' Medici 1523-1534	Coat of arms in Ponte degli Angeli (1852 Map of Rome)	-
Paul III Alessandro Farnese 1534-1549	Coat of arms in Bastione del Sangallo (1852 Map of Rome)	-
Julius III Giovan Maria Ciocchi del Monte 1550-1555	Coat of arms in Palazzo Spada (1852 Map of Rome)	-
Marcellus II Marcello Cervini 1555	Coat of arms in Palazzo Cervini in Montepulciano	-

COUNTER-REFORMATION (1555 - 1605)
Directory of Counter-Reformation monuments in Rome.

Pope	Location of the coat of arms	Notes	-
Paul IV Gian Pietro Carafa 1555-1559	Coat of arms in Fonte Marcella in Assisi	-
Pius IV Giovanni Angelo Medici 1559-1565	Coat of arms in Porta del Popolo (1852 Map of Rome)	-
Pius V Antonio Ghislieri 1566-1572	Coat of arms in S. Giovanni in Laterano (1852 Map of Rome)	-
Gregory XIII Ugo Boncompagni 1572-1585	Heraldic symbol in S. Pietro (1852 Map of Rome)	-
Sixtus V Felice Peretti 1585-1590	Coat of arms and heraldic symbols in Mostra dell'Acqua Felice (1852 Map of Rome)	-
Urban VII G. Battista Castagna 1590	Coat of arms in Palazzo Comunale di Bologna	Coat of arms as a cardinal and part of a XVIIth century painting
Gregory XIV Niccolò Sfondrati 1590-1591	Coat of arms in Rocca di Spoleto	-
Innocent IX G. Antonio Facchinetti 1591	Coat of arms in Palazzo Comunale di Spoleto	Coat of arms of his nephew
Clement VIII Ippolito Aldobrandini 1592-1605	Coat of arms in S. Giovanni in Laterano (1852 Map of Rome)	-
Leo XI Alessandro de' Medici 1605	Coat of arms in S. Maria in Trastevere (1852 Map of Rome)	-

BAROQUE PERIOD (1605 - 1676)
Directory of Baroque monuments in Rome.

Pope	Location of the coat of arms	Notes	-
Paul V Camillo Borghese 1605-1621	Coat of arms in S. Pietro (1852 Map of Rome)	-
Gregory XV Alessandro Ludovisi 1621-1623	Coat of arms in S. Ignazio (1852 Map of Rome)	-
Urban VIII Maffeo Barberini 1623-1644	Heraldic symbol in Fontana delle Api (1852 Map of Rome)	-
Innocent X Giovan Battista Pamphili 1644-1655	Coat of arms in Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi (1852 Map of Rome)	-
Alexander VII Fabio Chigi 1655-1667	Coat of arms in Piazza di S. Pietro (1852 Map of Rome)	-
Clement IX Giulio Rospigliosi 1667-1669	Coat of arms in Chiesa del Gesù (1852 Map of Rome)	-
Clement X Giovan Battista Altieri 1670-1676	Coat of arms in S. Maria Maggiore (1852 Map of Rome)	-

DECADENCE OF THE PAPAL STATE (1676 - 1870)
Directory of Late Baroque monuments in Rome.

Pope	Location of the coat of arms	Notes	-
Innocent XI Benedetto Odescalchi 1676-1689	Coat of arms in Chiesa del Gesù (1852 Map of Rome)	-
Alexander VIII Pietro Ottoboni 1689-1691	Coat of arms at Acqua Paola (1852 Map of Rome)	-
Innocent XII Antonio Pignatelli 1691-1700	Coat of arms at Acqua Paola (1852 Map of Rome)	Between the heraldic symbols of Pope Paul V
Clement XI Giovan Francesco Albani 1700-1721	Coat of arms at Fontana della Bocca della Verità (1852 Map of Rome)	-
Innocent XIII Michelangelo Conti 1721-1724	Heraldic symbols in Piazza S. Pietro (1852 Map of Rome)	With the heraldic symbols of Pope Sixtus V
Benedict XIII Vincenzo Maria Orsini 1724-1730	Coat of arms in Corridoi del Palazzo Vaticano (1852 Map of Rome)	-
Clement XII Lorenzo Corsini 1730-1740	Coat of arms in Fontana di Trevi (1852 Map of Rome)	-
Benedict XIV Prospero Lambertini 1740-1758	Coat of arms in Corridoi del Palazzo Vaticano (1852 Map of Rome)	-
Clement XIII Carlo Rezzonico 1758-1769	Coat of arms in Palazzo della Panetteria (1852 Map of Rome)	-
Clement XIV Giovan Vincenzo Ganganelli 1769-1774	Coat of arms in Museo Pio-Clementino (1852 Map of Rome)	-
Pius VI Giovan Angelo Braschi 1775-1799	Coat of arms in S. Pietro (1852 Map of Rome)	-
Pius VII Barnaba Gregorio Chiaramonti 1800-1823	Coat of arms in Corridoi del Palazzo Vaticano (1852 Map of Rome)	-
Leo XII Annibale Sermattei della Genga 1823-1829	Coat of arms at Seminario Romano (1852 Map of Rome)	-
Pius VIII Francesco Saverio Castiglioni 1829-1830	Coat of arms at Acqua Lancisiana (1852 Map of Rome)	-
Gregory XVI Bartolomeo Cappellari 1831-1846	Coat of arms in S. Paolo fuori le Mura	-
Pius IX Giovan Maria Mastai-Ferretti 1846-1878	Coat of arms in Porta S. Pancrazio (1852 Map of Rome)	-

AFTER THE END OF THE PAPAL STATE (1870 - TODAY)

Pope	Location of the coat of arms	Notes	-
Leo XIII Gioacchino Pecci 1878-1903	Coat of arms on the dome of S. Pietro (1852 Map of Rome)	-
Pius X Giuseppe Sarto 1903-1914	Coat of arms in Nuova S. Maria Liberatrice (1852 Map of Rome)	-
Benedict XV Giacomo Della Chiesa 1914-1922	Coat of arms in S. Tommaso di Villanova in Castelgandolfo	-
Pius XI Achille Ratti 1922-1939	Coat of arms at the entrance of Musei Vaticani in the walls of Rome (1852 Map of Rome)	-
Pius XII Eugenio Pacelli 1939-1958	Coat of arms at the beginning of Via della Conciliazione (1852 Map of Rome)	-
John XXIII Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli 1958-1963	Heraldic symbols in the tower behind Porta Pertusa (1852 Map of Rome)	-
Paul VI Giovanni Battista Montini 1963-1978	Coat of arms in Palazzo Apostolico (1852 Map of Rome)	-
John Paul I Albino Luciani 1978	Coat of arms in Cortile della Pigna (1852 Map of Rome)	Next to a larger coat of arms of Pope John Paul II
John Paul II Karol Wojtyla 1978-2005	Coat of arms in S. Pietro (1852 Map of Rome)	-
Benedict XVI Joseph Ratzinger 2005-2013* * resignation	Coat of arms in the Vatican Gardens (1852 Map of Rome)	-
Francis I Jorge Mario Bergoglio 2013-2025	-	-
Leo XIV Robert Francis Prevost 2025	-	-

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