Vatican City
Rome Italy
2016

(Mar 31, 1829 - Nov 30, 1830) Francesco Castiglioni
by Pietro Tenerani, 1866

http://stpetersbasilica.info/Monuments/PiusVIII/PiusVIII.htm

The Pope is show kneeling, accompanied by a statue of Christ enthroned, with statues of Sts. Peter and Paul. The allegories are Prudence and Justice.

He was imprisoned in 1808 during the French domination of Italy for refusing to take the oath of allegiance to Napoleon.

He approved the decrees of the Council of Baltimore (October 1829), the first formal meeting of US bishops.

Under the monument is a door leading to the Sacristy and Treasury Museum. In this passage is a list of all the popes buried in St. Peter's. In front of the monument is a mass schedule for the basilica.

On the opposite side above the entrance to the Sacristy and the Treasury is the monumental Tomb of Pius VIII, created in 1866 by P. Tenerani. It is a work which has an essential line and a formal simplicity, but its predominant overall effect is one of excessive coldness, despite the noble intentions of the sculptor to combine a classical style with sincere Christian sentiment, following the examples of Canova and Nazareni.


https://www.walksinrome.com/a-guide-to-st-peters-basilica.html

St. Peter’s Basilica is the largest church in the world. It stands above the spot where St Peter is thought to have been buried. The basilica is the second church to have been erected here; the first was built by Emperor Constantine the Great (r. 306-337) between 324 and 329.