On the coffin of Benedict XVI, buried yesterday in the Vatican Grottoes there is a plaque that testifies to his pontificate.
The plaque bears an inscription in Latin, in which he is recognized as Supreme Pontiff, and indicates how many years, months and days he lived, and just as precisely how long he pastorally governed the Catholic Church.
Below is the translation of the inscription placed on the coffin of Benedict XVI:
BODY
BENEDICT XVI PM (N. del R.: Pontifex Maximus , Sumo Pontiff) LIVED
95 YEARS, 8 MONTHS 15 DAYS
GOVERNED THE UNIVERSAL CHURCH
7 YEARS 10 MONTHS 9 DAYS
FROM THE 19TH APRIL 2005 TO THE 28TH FEBRUARY 2013
DIED ON DECEMBER 31 DECEMBER
OF THE LORD 2022