After a two hour ceremony, Benedict was laid to rest in a crypt known as the Vatican Grottoes beneath the basilica, next to the tombs of nearly 90 other popes.
His encyclicals on faith, hope and love were an important part of legacy and he was known as the first green Pope who took environmental issues seriously.
Pope Frances, the religious leader of the world Catholics, described his predecessor, Benedict XIV, as a great master" of catechesis, who always sought to help others encounter the Lord