Home

Visit Rome following 8 XVIIIth century itineraries XVIIIth century Rome in the 10 Books of Giuseppe Vasi - Le Magnificenze di Roma Antica e Moderna The Grand View of Rome by G. Vasi The Environs of Rome: Frascati, Tivoli, Albano and other small towns near Rome A 1781 map of Rome by G. Vasi An 1852 map of Rome by P. Letarouilly Rome seen by a 1905 armchair traveller in the paintings by Alberto Pisa The 14 historical districts of Rome An abridged history of Rome How to spend a peaceful day in Rome Baroque sculptors and their works The coats of arms of the popes in the monuments of Rome Pages on a specific pope Pages complementing the itineraries and the views by Giuseppe Vasi Walks in the Roman countryside and in other towns of Latium following Ferdinand Gregorovius A Directory of links to the Churches of Rome A Directory of links to the Palaces and Villas of Rome A Directory of links to the Other Monuments of Rome A Directory of Baroque Architects with links to their works A Directory of links to Monuments of Ancient Rome A Directory of links to Monuments of Medieval Rome A Directory of links to Monuments of Renaissance A Directory of links to Monuments of the Late Renaissance A list of the most noteworthy Roman Families Directories of fountains, obelisks, museums, etc. Books and guides used for developing this web site An illustrated Glossary of Art Terms Venice and the Levant Roman recollections in Florence A list of Italian towns shown in this web site Venetian Fortresses in Greece Vienna seen by an Italian XVIIIth century traveller A list of foreign towns shown in this web site
What's New!

Detailed Sitemap

All images © by Roberto Piperno, owner of the domain. Write to romapip@quipo.it. Text edited by Rosamie Moore.

Catalog of Coats of Arms

A complete catalog of coats of arms of the Popes from 1417 (Martinus V) to 2001 (Johannes Paulus II) and a few coats of arms of the XIIIth and XIVth century. A similar list is available in alphabetical order (with the names of the popes in English).

COMING OUT OF THE MIDDLE AGES (1198 - 1471)
RENAISSANCE (1471 - 1555)
COUNTER-REFORMATION (1555 - 1605)
BAROQUE (1605 - 1676)
DECADENCE (1676 - 1878)
COATS OF ARMS AFTER PIUS IX (1878 -____)

The links in the middle column lead to a .jpg file. The links in the third column lead to a .html file. Unless another location is mentioned, reference is made to Rome. The icon in the last column leads to a small .jpg showing the formal coat of arms of the pope (it opens in another window). A link in the name of the pope (first column) leads to a special page devoted to his coats of arms.

COMING OUT OF THE MIDDLE AGES (1198 - 1471)
List of medieval monuments in Rome.

Innocentius III
Lotario dei Conti di Segni
1198-1216
Coat of arms in S. Giovanni in Laterano (modern) S. Giovanni in Laterano
(map4-40/H6)
Adrianus V
Ottobono de' Fieschi
1276
Coat of arms in S. Francesco in Viterbo Viterbo
Onorius IV
Jacopo Savelli
1285-1287
Coat of arms in S. Maria in Aracoeli S. Maria in Aracoeli
(map2-25/E4)
Nicolaus IV
Gerolamo Masci
1288-1292
Coat of arms in S. Maria del Popolo S. Maria del Popolo
Caelestinus V
Pietro Angeleri da Morrone
1294
Coat of arms in the Bishop's palace of Perugia (and in Gesta Pontificum
Romanorum
by Giovanni Palazzo
Venice 1688)
-
Bonifatius VIII
Benedetto Caetani
1294 -1303
Coat of arms in the Cathedral of Anagni Cathedral of Anagni
Benedictus XI
Niccolò Boccasini
1303 -1304
Coat of arms in Gesta Pontificum
Romanorum
by Giovanni Palazzo
Venice 1688
-
Clemens V
Bertrand de Goth
1305-1314
Coat of arms in the Bishop's palace of Perugia -
Johannes XXII
Jacques Arnaud d'Euse
1316 -1334
Coat of arms in Gesta Pontificum
Romanorum
by Giovanni Palazzo
Venice 1688
-
Benedictus XII
Jacques Fournier
1334 -1342
Coat of arms in Gesta Pontificum
Romanorum
by Giovanni Palazzo
Venice 1688
-
Clemens VI
Pierre Roger de Beaufort
1342-1352
Coat of arms in the Palace of the Popes in Avignon Avignon
Innocentius VI
Stephan d'Aubert
1352 -1362
Coat of arms in St. Gines in Madrid (modern) Madrid
Urbanus V
Guillaume de Grimoard
1362-1370
Coat of arms in Porta S. Francesco in Assisi -
Gregorius XI
Pierre Roger de Beaufort
1370-1378
Coat of arms in S. Giovanni in Laterano S. Giovanni in Laterano
(map4-40/H6)
Urbanus VI
Bartolomeo Prignano
1378-1389
Coat of arms on his tomb in the Grotte Vaticane in S. Pietro S. Pietro
Bonifatius IX
Pietro Tomacelli
1389-1404
Coat of arms on the tower behind Palazzo Senatorio Palazzo del Campidoglio
(map2-25/E4)
Innocentius VII
Cosimo de' Migliorati
1404 -1406
Coat of arms in Gesta Pontificum Romanorum by Giovanni Palazzo
Venice 1688
-
Gregorius XII
Angelo Correr
1406-1415
Coat of arms in the Cathedral of Siena -
Alexander V (elected in Pisa)
Pietro Filargis
1409-1410
Coat of arms in the monastery of S. Francesco a Ripa S. Francesco a Ripa
Johannes XXIII (elected in Pisa)
Baldassare Cossa
1410-1415
Coat of arms in Palazzo Comunale di Bologna -
Martinus V
Oddone Colonna
1417-1431
Coat of arms in S.Giovanni in Laterano S. Giovanni in Laterano
(map4-40/H6)
Eugenius IV
Gabriele Condulmero
1431-1447
Coat of arms in S. Salvatore in Lauro S. Salvatore in Lauro
(map1-34/C2)
Nicolaus V
Tommaso Parentucelli
1447-1455
Coat of arms in S. Stefano Rotondo S. Stefano Rotondo
Callistus III
Alfonso Borgia
1455-1458
Coat of arms in S. Prisca S. Prisca
(map4-22/E6)
Pius II
Enea Silvio Piccolomini
1458-1464
Coat of arms in S. Stefano degli Abissini S. Stefano degli Abissini
Paulus II
Pietro Barbo
1464-1471
Coat of arms in Palazzo Venezia Palazzo Venezia
(map2-26/E4)

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

Sixtus IV
Francesco Della Rovere
1471-1484
Coat of arms in the Sistine Chapel Casino Pontificio del Belvedere
Innocentius VIII
Giovan Battista Cibo
1484-1492
Coat of arms in S. Balbina S. Balbina
(map4-24/E7)
Alexander VI
Rodrigo Borja
1492-1503
Coat of arms in Civitacastellana Civitacastellana
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 S. Maria della Querce
Leo X
Giovanni de' Medici
1513-1521
Coat of arms in Palazzo Apostolico del Vaticano Casino Pontificio del Belvedere
Adrianus VI
Adrian Florisze
1522-1523
Coat of arms in S. Maria dell'Anima S. Maria dell'Anima
(map1-32/D3)
Clemens VII
Giulio de' Medici
1523-1534
Coat of arms in Ponte degli Angeli Ponte degli Angeli
(map1-6/C2)
Paulus III
Alessandro Farnese
1534-1549
Coat of arms in Bastione del Sangallo Bastione del Sangallo
Julius III
Giovan Maria Ciocchi del Monte
1550-1555
Coat of arms in Palazzo Spada Palazzo Spada
Marcellus II
Marcello Cervini
1555
Coat of arms in Palazzo Cervini in Montepulciano -

COUNTER-REFORMATION (1555 - 1605)
List of Mannerist monuments in Rome.

Paulus 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 Porta del Popolo
Pius V
Antonio Ghislieri
1566-1572
Coat of arms in S. Giovanni in Laterano
S. Giovanni in Laterano
(map4-40/H6)
Gregorius XIII
Ugo Boncompagni
1572-1585
Heraldic symbol in S. Pietro S. Pietro
Sixtus V
Felice Peretti
1585-1590
Heraldic symbols in Fontanone dell'Acqua Felice Fontanone dell'Acqua Felice
Urbanus VII
Giovan Battista Castagna
1590
Coat of arms in S. Maria sopra Minerva S. Maria sopra Minerva
Gregorius XIV
Niccolò Sfondrati
1590-1591
Coat of arms in Rocca di Spoleto Rocca di Spoleto
Innocentius IX
Giovan Antonio Facchinetti
1591
Coat of arms (of his nephew) in Palazzo Comunale di Spoleto -
Clemens VIII
Ippolito Aldobrandini
1592-1605
Heraldic symbol in Villa Aldobrandini Villa Aldobrandini
Leo XI
Alessandro d'Ottaviano de' Medici
1605
Coat of arms in S. Maria in Trastevere S. Maria in Trastevere
(map3-17/C5)

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

Paulus V
Camillo Borghese
1605-1621
Coat of arms in Terme di Diocleziano Terme di Diocleziano
Gregorius XV
Alessandro Ludovisi
1621-1623
Coat of arms in S. Ignazio S. Ignazio
Urbanus VIII
Maffeo Barberini
1623-1644
Heraldic symbol in Fontana delle Api Fontana delle Api
Innocentius X
Giovan Battista Pamphili
1644-1655
Coats of arms in Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi
Alexander VII
Fabio Chigi
1655-1667
Coat of arms in Piazza di S. Pietro Piazza di S. Pietro
Clemens IX
Giulio Rospigliosi
1667-1669
Coat of arms in Ponte degli Angeli Ponte degli Angeli
Clemens X
Giovan Battista Altieri
1670-1676
Coat of arms in S. Maria Maggiore S. Maria Maggiore

DECADENCE (1676 - 1878)
List of Late Baroque monuments in Rome.

Innocentius XI
Benedetto Odescalchi
1676-1689
Coat of arms in Chiesa del Gesù Chiesa del Gesù
Alexander VIII
Pietro Ottoboni
1689-1691
Coat of arms in Palazzo Albani in Urbino -
Innocentius XII
Antonio Pignatelli
1691-1700
Coat of arms in Via Appia Pignatelli Via Appia Pignatelli
Clemens XI
Giovan Francesco Albani
1700-1721
Coat of arms in the fountain in front of S. Maria in Cosmedin S. Maria in Cosmedin
Innocentius XIII
Michelangelo Conti
1721-1724
Heraldic symbols in Piazza di Spagna Piazza di Spagna
Benedictus XIII
Vincenzo Maria Orsini
1724-1730
Coat of arms in Museo Piersanti in Matelica -
Clemens XII
Lorenzo Corsini
1730-1740
Coat of arms in Fontana di Trevi Fontana di Trevi
Benedictus XIV
Prospero Lambertini
1740-1758
Coat of arms in Palazzo Apostolico in Loreto -
Clemens XIII
Carlo Rezzonico
1758-1769
Coat of arms in Palazzo Apostolico Casino Pontificio del Belvedere
Clemens XIV
Giovan Vincenzo Ganganelli
1769-1774
Coat of arms in Fontana del Vino in Genzano -
Pius VI
Giovan Angelo Braschi
1775-1799
Coat of arms in S. Pietro S. Pietro
Pius VII
Barnaba Gregorio Chiaramonti
1800-1823
Coat of arms in the obelisk of Monte Pincio Monte Pincio
Leo XII
Annibale Sermattei della Genga
1823-1829
Coat of arms in Palazzo Lateranense Palazzo Lateranense
Pius VIII
Francesco Saverio Castiglioni
1829-1830
Coat of arms in S. Pietro S. Pietro
Gregorius XVI
Bartolomeo Cappellari
1831-1846
Coat of arms in S. Rocco S. Rocco
Pius IX
Giovan Maria Mastai-Ferretti
1846-1878
Coat of arms in Porta S. Pancrazio Porta S. Pancrazio

COATS OF ARMS AFTER PIUS IX (1878 -____)

Leo XIII
Gioacchino Pecci
1878-1903
Coat of arms in Museo Lateranense Palazzo Lateranense
Pius X
Giuseppe Sarto
1903-1914
Coat of arms in Chiesa del SS. Rosario -
Benedictus XV
Giacomo Della Chiesa
1914-1922
Coat of arms in S. Giovanni Battista dei Genovesi S. Giovanni Battista dei Genovesi
Pius XI
Achille Ratti
1922-1939
Coat of arms near Porta Angelica Porta Angelica
Pius XII
Eugenio Pacelli
1939-1958
Coat of arms in Chiesa dei SS. Patroni d'Italia -
Johannes XXIII
Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli
1958-1963
Coat of arms in Collegio Olandese -
Paulus VI
Giovanni Battista Montini
1963-1978
Coat of arms in Battistero Lateranense Battistero Lateranense
Johannes Paulus I
Albino Luciani
1978
Coat of arms in Cortile della Pigna Giardino Pontificio di Belvedere
Johannes Paulus II
Karol Wojtyla
1978-2005
Coat of arms in S. Pietro S. Pietro You can get more
information on his coat of arms at
The Polish Nobility Association.
Benedictus XVI
Joseph Ratzinger
2005-
Coat of arms in the Vatican Gardens Vatican Gardens