Tomb of Pope John Paul II
An Italian newspaper has shown photos of the Pope's tomb in the crypt of the Basilica of St. Peter. Here it is:
And this close up shot:
I'm surprised that modern numeric script was used for the dates of his pontificate shown on the lid of the tomb. I had expected that Roman numerals would have been used. I can't remember how the dates of pontificate were listed on other papal tombs, with Roman numerals or not. Can anyone add information to this?
Monday, April 11, 2005
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