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Are all popes buried at the Vatican?

Although not all popes are buried at the Vatican Grottoes, there are over 90 papal tombs inside. Some of them include Pius VI Braschi, who was captured by the French and died a prisoner in 1799, John Paul I Luciani, whose reign lasted for just 33 days, Adrian IV, the only English pope, and many more.



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Pope Benedict will be buried under St Peter's Basilica in cypress casket with coins and Latin deed.

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Immediately after the funeral, Benedict was interred in a private ceremony in the crypt underneath St. Peter's Basilica, in the same tomb that had previously been occupied by Pope John Paul II's body from his death in 2005 until his beatification in 2011.

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Arranges for the breaking of the papal seal and the pope's ring, known as the ring of the fisherman. These items are unique to each pope and are buried with him.

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The Vatican just announced that the pope emeritus has been buried in his tomb in the Vatican Grottoes. Our photographers captured the grandeur and solemnity of Benedict's funeral at St. Peter's Basilica on Thursday.

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In 897, the Vatican saw one of the most bizarre episodes in history: The corpse of a pope was put on trial by his living successor. Pope Formosus, dead for a few months, was hardly qualified to defend himself in a court of law.

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