In Old St. Peter's Basilica, the papal tombs were the final resting places of the popes, most of which dated from the 5th to 16th centuries. The majority of these tombs were destroyed during the 16th
A sketch by Giacomo Grimaldi of the interior of St. Peter's during its reconstruction, showing the temporary placement of some of the tombs
Algardi's Fuga d'Attila, above the altar containing the translated remains of Pope Leo I, "the Great"
The altar above the translated remains of Pope Gregory I, "the Great"
A drawing of the original tomb of Pope Leo III
Pope John V
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Pope John V was the bishop of Rome from 23 July 685 to his death on 2 August 686. He was the first pope of the Byzantine Papacy consecrated without prior imperial consent, and the first in a line of t
Pope John V depicted enthroned on Roman Catholic coinage