Vatican Gardeners Plant Botanical Reproduction of Pope’s Coat of Arms

Vatican gardeners plant botanical reproduction of pope’s coat of arms

Workers have completed a gigantic botanical reproduction of Pope Leo's shield on the sloped lawn in front of the Vatican's governing office.

The Floral Coat of Arms of Leo XIV in the Vatican Gardens – Exaudi

The Gardens and Environment Service of the Directorate of Infrastructure and Services carried out the work, which took about two weeks

The creation of the coat of arms of Pope Leo XIV made of flowers has been completed in the Vatican Gardens. The implementation was carried out by the gardens and environment service of the Directorate of Infrastructure and Services. The work lasted about two weeks, and its effect is a unique work of garden art, which will be admired from the dome of St. Peter's Basilica by thousands of pilgrims and tourists. The coat of arms was placed on a slop…

Vatican gardeners plant botanical reproduction of pope's coat of arms

A detail of a botanical reproduction of Pope Leo XIV’s coat of arms can be seen in this photo taken in May 2025 at the Vatican. CNS photo/courtesy of the office governing Vatican City State A new pope means a new papal coat of arms topped by the papal miter and a set of crossed keys. Most churches in Italy will soon be replacing the metal shield of the coat of arms of Pope Francis that adorned their facade with Pope Leo XIV’s shield; however, Va…

VATICAN CITY " A new pope means a new papal coat of arms topped by the papal miter and a set of crossed keys.Most churches in Italy will soon be replacing the metal shield of the coat of arms of Pope Francis that adorned their facade with Pope Leo XIV"s shield; however, Vatican gardeners have already made the switch.Workers spent about two weeks planting and rearranging evergreens, flowers and plants to complete a gigantic botanical production o…