pope experienced an aneurism of a blood vessel near the heart. He was laid to rest on 8 February 1769 in the Vatican but his remains were transferred on 27 September 1774 to a monument in the Vatican that had been sculpted by Antonio Canova at the request of Senator Abbondio Rezzonico, the nephew of the late pontiff. He was described in the Annual Register for 1758 as "the honestest man in the world; a most exemplary ecclesiastic; of the purest morals; devout, steady, learned, diligent..." See also Cardinals created by Clement XIII List of popes Notes External links Monument to Clement XIII in St Peter's Basilica by Canova |- 1693 births 1769 deaths Bishops of Padua Popes from Venice 18th-century Roman Catholic bishops in the Republic of Venice Popes 18th-century popes Burials at St. Peter's Basilica