Also on this list is Benedict XIII (1724-1730), buried in the Basilica of Santa Maria Sopra Minerva; Clement XII (1730-1740), in the Basilica of Saint John Lateran; Clement XIV (1769-1774), in the Basilica of the Twelve Holy Apostles; Blessed Pius IX (1846-1878), in the Basilica of San Lorenzo Outside the Walls; and Leo XIII (1878-1903), in the Basilica of San Juan de Lateran.
Furthermore, 30 popes of the 266 are not buried in Rome. Among them are Gregory Benedict XII (1334-1342) and John XXII (1316-1334) in Avignon (France); Saint Celestine V (1294) in the Basilica of Collemaggio in L’Aquila (Italy); blessed Gregory X (1271-1276) in Arezzo (Italy); Saint Gregory VII (1073-1085) in Salerno (Italy); Saint Adeodato I (615-618) in Cinto Euganeo, Veneto (Italy).
Note translated and adapted by the ACI Prensa team. Originally published in ACI Press.