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Catalog of Coats of Arms

An alphabetical list of the popes whose coats of arms you can find in this website:
A; B; C; E; G; H; I; J; L; M; N; P; S; U.

Legend: first column: name in English, name in Latin, name before the election, period in office (a link in the name of the pope leads to a special page devoted to his coat of arms); second column: a link leading to a .jpg file showing the coat of arms; third column: a link leading to a .html file showing the monument, square, town where the coat of arms is located (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 similar list is available in chronological order.

Adrian V - Adrianus V
Ottobono de' Fieschi
1276		 Coat of arms in S. Francesco in Viterbo Viterbo
Adrian VI - Adrianus VI
Adrian Florisze
1522-1523		 Coat of arms in S. Maria dell'Anima S. Maria dell'Anima
(map1-32/D3)
Alexander V - Alexander V (elected in Pisa)
Pietro Filargis
1409-1410		 Coat of arms in the monastery of S. Francesco a Ripa S. Francesco a Ripa
Alexander VI - Alexander VI
Rodrigo Borja
1492-1503		 Coat of arms in Civitacastellana Civitacastellana
Alexander VII - Alexander VII
Fabio Chigi
1655-1667		 Coat of arms in Piazza di S. Pietro Piazza di S. Pietro
Alexander VIII - Alexander VIII
Pietro Ottoboni
1689-1691		 Coat of arms in Palazzo Albani in Urbino Urbino
Benedict XI - Benedictus XI
Niccolò Boccasini
1303-1304		 Coat of arms in Gesta Pontificum Romanorum by Giovanni Palazzo
Venice 1688		 -
Benedict XII - Benedictus XII
Jacques Fournier
1334-1342		 Coat of arms in Gesta Pontificum Romanorum by Giovanni Palazzo
Venice 1688		 -
Benedict XIII - Benedictus XIII
Vincenzo Maria Orsini
1724-1730		 Coat of arms in Museo Piersanti in Matelica -
Benedict XIV - Benedictus XIV
Prospero Lambertini
1740-1758		 Coat of arms in Palazzo Apostolico in Loreto -
Benedict XV - Benedictus XV
Giacomo Della Chiesa
1914-1922		 Coat of arms in S. Giovanni Battista dei Genovesi S. Giovanni Battista dei Genovesi
Benedict XVI - Benedictus XVI
Joseph Ratzinger
2005-		 Coat of arms in the Vatican Gardens Vatican Gardens
Boniface VIII - Bonifatius VIII
Benedetto Caetani
1294 -1303		 Coat of arms in the Cathedral of Anagni Cathedral of Anagni
Boniface IX - Bonifatius IX
Pietro Tomacelli
1389-1404		 Coat of arms on the tower behind Palazzo Senatorio Palazzo del Campidoglio
(map2-25/E4)
Calixtus III - Calixtus III
Alfonso Borgia
1455-1458		 Coat of arms in S. Prisca S. Prisca
(map4-22/E6)
Celestine V - 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)		 -
Clement V - Clemens V
Bertrand de Goth
1305-1314		 Coat of arms in the Bishop's palace of Perugia -
Clement VI - Clemens VI
Pierre Roger de Beaufort
1342-1352		 Coat of arms in the Palace of the Popes in Avignon Avignon
Clement VII - Clemens VII
Giulio de' Medici
1523-1534		 Coat of arms in Ponte degli Angeli Ponte degli Angeli
(map1-6/C2)
Clement VIII - Clemens VIII
Ippolito Aldobrandini
1592-1605		 Heraldic symbol in Villa Aldobrandini Villa Aldobrandini
Clement IX - Clemens IX
Giulio Rospigliosi
1667-1669		 Coat of arms in Ponte degli Angeli Ponte degli Angeli
Clement X - Clemens X
Giovan Battista Altieri
1670-1676		 Coat of arms in S. Maria Maggiore S. Maria Maggiore
Clement XI - Clemens XI
Giovan Francesco Albani
1700-1721		 Coat of arms in the fountain in front of S. Maria in Cosmedin S. Maria in Cosmedin
Clement XII - Clemens XII
Lorenzo Corsini
1730-1740		 Coat of arms in Fontana di Trevi Fontana di Trevi
Clement XIII - Clemens XIII
Carlo Rezzonico
1758-1769		 Coat of arms in Palazzo Apostolico Casino Pontificio del Belvedere
Clement XIV - Clemens XIV
Giovan Vincenzo Ganganelli
1769-1774		 Coat of arms in Fontana del Vino in Genzano -
Eugenius IV - Eugenius IV
Gabriele Condulmero
1431-1447		 Coat of arms in S. Salvatore in Lauro S. Salvatore in Lauro
(map1-34/C2)
Gregory XI - Gregorius XI
Pierre Roger de Beaufort
1370-1378		 Coat of arms in S. Giovanni in Laterano S. Giovanni in Laterano
(map4-40/H6)
Gregory XII - Gregorius XII
Angelo Correr
1406-1415		 Coat of arms in the Cathedral of Siena -
Gregory XIII - Gregorius XIII
Ugo Boncompagni
1572-1585		 Heraldic symbol in S. Pietro S. Pietro
Gregory XIV - Gregorius XIV
Niccolò Sfondrati
1590-1591		 Coat of arms in Rocca di Spoleto Rocca di Spoleto
Gregory XV - Gregorius XV
Alessandro Ludovisi
1621-1623		 Coat of arms in S. Ignazio S. Ignazio
Gregory XVI - Gregorius XVI
Bartolomeo Cappellari
1831-1846		 Coat of arms in S. Rocco S. Rocco
Honorius IV - Honorius IV
Jacopo Savelli
1285-1287		 Coat of arms in S. Maria in Aracoeli S. Maria in Aracoeli
(map2-25/E4)
Innocent III - 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)
Innocent VI - Innocentius VI
Stephan d'Aubert
1352 -1362		 Coat of arms in St. Gines in Madrid (modern) Madrid
Innocent VII - Innocentius VII
Cosimo de' Migliorati
1404 -1406		 Coat of arms in Gesta Pontificum Romanorum by Giovanni Palazzo
Venice 1688		 -
Innocent VIII - Innocentius VIII
Giovan Battista Cibo
1484-1492		 Coat of arms in S. Balbina S. Balbina
(map4-24/E7)
Innocent IX - Innocentius IX
Giovan Antonio Facchinetti
1591		 Coat of arms (of his nephew) in Palazzo Comunale di Spoleto -
Innocent X - Innocentius X
Giovan Battista Pamphili
1644-1655		 Coats of arms in Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi
Innocent XI - Innocentius XI
Benedetto Odescalchi
1676-1689		 Coat of arms in Chiesa del Gesù Chiesa del Gesù
Innocent XII - Innocentius XII
Antonio Pignatelli
1691-1700		 Coat of arms in Via Appia Pignatelli Via Appia Pignatelli
Innocent XIII - Innocentius XIII
Michelangelo Conti
1721-1724		 Heraldic symbols in Piazza di Spagna Piazza di Spagna
John XXII - Johannes XXII
Jacques Arnaud d'Euse
1316 -1334		 Coat of arms in Gesta Pontificum Romanorum by Giovanni Palazzo
Venice 1688		 -
John XXIII - Johannes XXIII (elected in Pisa)
Baldassare Cossa
1410-1415		 Coat of arms in Palazzo Comunale di Bologna -
John XXIII - Johannes XXIII
Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli
1958-1963		 Coat of arms in Collegio Olandese -
John Paul I - Johannes Paulus I
Albino Luciani
1978		 Coat of arms in Cortile della Pigna Giardino Pontificio di Belvedere
John Paul II - 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.
Julius II - Julius II
Giuliano Della Rovere
1503-1513		 Heraldic symbols in S. Maria della Querce in Viterbo S. Maria della Querce
Julius III - Julius III
Giovan Maria Ciocchi del Monte
1550-1555		 Coat of arms in Palazzo Spada Palazzo Spada
Leo X - Leo X
Giovanni de' Medici
1513-1521		 Coat of arms in Palazzo Apostolico del Vaticano Casino Pontificio del Belvedere
Leo XI - Leo XI
Alessandro d'Ottaviano de' Medici
1605		 Coat of arms in S. Maria in Trastevere S. Maria in Trastevere
(map3-17/C5)
Leo XII - Leo XII
Annibale Sermattei della Genga
1823-1829		 Coat of arms in Palazzo Lateranense Palazzo Lateranense
Leo XIII - Leo XIII
Gioacchino Pecci
1878-1903		 Coat of arms in Museo Lateranense Palazzo Lateranense
Marcellus II - Marcellus II
Marcello Cervini
1555		 Coat of arms in Palazzo Cervini in Montepulciano -
Martin V - Martinus V
Oddone Colonna
1417-1431		 Coat of arms in S.Giovanni in Laterano S. Giovanni in Laterano
(map4-40/H6)
Nicholas IV - Nicolaus IV
Gerolamo Masci
1288-1292		 Coat of arms in S. Maria del Popolo S. Maria del Popolo
Nicholas V - Nicolaus V
Tommaso Parentucelli
1447-1455		 Coat of arms in S. Stefano Rotondo S. Stefano Rotondo
Paul II - Paulus II
Pietro Barbo
1464-1471		 Coat of arms in Palazzo Venezia Palazzo Venezia
(map2-26/E4)
Paul III - Paulus III
Alessandro Farnese
1534-1549		 Coat of arms in Bastione del Sangallo Bastione del Sangallo
Paul IV - Paulus IV
Gian Pietro Carafa
1555-1559		 Coat of arms in Fonte Marcella in Assisi -
Paul V - Paulus V
Camillo Borghese
1605-1621		 Coat of arms in Terme di Diocleziano Terme di Diocleziano
Paul VI - Paulus VI
Giovanni Battista Montini
1963-1978		 Coat of arms in Battistero Lateranense Battistero Lateranense
Pius II - Pius II
Enea Silvio Piccolomini
1458-1464		 Coat of arms in S. Stefano degli Abissini S. Stefano degli Abissini
Pius III - Pius III
Fracesco Todeschini Piccolomini
1503		 Coat of arms in Palazzo Piccolomini in Siena -
Pius IV - Pius IV
Giovanni Angelo Medici
1559-1565		 Coat of arms in Porta del Popolo Porta del Popolo
Pius V - Pius V
Antonio Ghislieri
1566-1572		 Coat of arms in S. Giovanni in Laterano
 S. Giovanni in Laterano
(map4-40/H6)
Pius VI - Pius VI
Giovan Angelo Braschi
1775-1799		 Coat of arms in S. Pietro S. Pietro
Pius VII - Pius VII
Barnaba Gregorio Chiaramonti
1800-1823		 Coat of arms in the obelisk of Monte Pincio Monte Pincio
Pius VIII - Pius VIII
Francesco Saverio Castiglioni
1829-1830		 Coat of arms in S. Pietro S. Pietro
Pius IX - Pius IX
Giovan Maria Mastai-Ferretti
1846-1878		 Coat of arms in Porta S. Pancrazio Porta S. Pancrazio
Pius X - Pius X
Giuseppe Sarto
1903-1914		 Coat of arms in Chiesa del SS. Rosario -
Pius XI - Pius XI
Achille Ratti
1922-1939		 Coat of arms near Porta Angelica Porta Angelica
Pius XII - Pius XII
Eugenio Pacelli
1939-1958		 Coat of arms in Chiesa dei SS. Patroni d'Italia -
Sixtus IV - Sixtus IV
Francesco Della Rovere
1471-1484		 Coat of arms in the Sistine Chapel Casino Pontificio del Belvedere
Sixtus V - Sixtus V
Felice Peretti
1585-1590		 Heraldic symbols in Fontanone dell'Acqua Felice Fontanone dell'Acqua Felice
Urban V - Urbanus V
Guillaume de Grimoard
1362-1370		 Coat of arms in Porta S. Francesco in Assisi -
Urban VI - Urbanus VI
Bartolomeo Prignano
1378-1389		 Coat of arms on his tomb in the Grotte Vaticane in S. Pietro S. Pietro
Urban VII - Urbanus VII
Giovan Battista Castagna
1590 		Coat of arms in S. Maria sopra Minerva S. Maria sopra Minerva
Urban VIII - Urbanus VIII
Maffeo Barberini
1623-1644		 Heraldic symbol in Fontana delle Api Fontana delle Api