Monument of pope pius the viii by tenerani the pope is represented among the statues of the saviour st.
The marble statue of pope pius vi st peters.
The pontiff prays facing toward the rear wall of the confessione where the papal altar rises fig.
On the trabeation which extends the whole length of the basilica is a latin text in large black letters on a gold background.
In 1939 workers were excavating the floor in the grottoes beneath st.
Sacristy of the church built in the reign of pope pius vi after the design of marchionni.
Works on the facade of st.
Rome march 12 pope paul vi dedicated a seven foot bronze statue of pope pius xii today praising him as a great pontiff and defending his world war ii record.
The door right underneath door is the entrance to the.
Pius xii cannot be accused of.
Paul forming thus the most religious monument in the church.
The faithful prostrated around the railing see down in the confessione where a beautiful marble statue of pope pius vi sculptured by antonio canova kneels in prayer.
During the pontificate of pius ii enea silvio piccolomini 1458 1464 the statues of saints peter and paul were placed at the lower part of the marble staircase at the entrance to the constantinian basilica.