The oldest public document in Belfast's Public Record Office is a Papal Bull issued by Pope Honorius III in 1219.
The oldest public document in Belfast’s Public Record Office is a papal bull issued by Pope Honorius III in 1219. The ...
Six other popes are buried in the basilica — Pope Honorius III, Pope Clement VIII, Pope Clement IX, Pope Sixtus V, and St. Pius V — but a pontiff hasn't been buried in the church since the ...
including Honorius III (died in 1216) and Clement IX (died in 1669). Another major departure from tradition is the manner of his burial. Recent reports indicate that Pope Francis will be buried in ...