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Encyclopedia > Properties of the Vatican


Properties of the Holy See, as agreed in the 1929 Lateran Treaty.

  • property of the Holy See outside Vatican City but in the City of Rome
    • Basilica of St. John Lateran (San Giovanni in Laterano)
    • Basilica of St. Mary Major (Santa Maria Maggiore)
    • Basilica of St. Paul outside the Walls (San Paolo fuori le Mura), including the monastery
    • Palace of St Callixtus (San Callisto)
    • Sal Gianicola & including that belonging to the Sacred College of Propaganda Fide.
    • Palace of the Holy (Roman) 12 Apostles attached to the Basilica of the Holy Apostles.
    • Palace attached to the Church of San Carlo Catinari
    • Palace of the Datari near the Quirinal Palace.
    • Palace of the Cancelleria between the Corso Vittorio Emanuel & the Campo Di Fiori.
    • Palace of the Propaganda Fide on the Spanish Square.
    • Palace of the Holy Office (Sant'Offizio) adjacent to the Piazza San Pietro at Porto Cavalleggeri.
    • Palace of the Congregation of the Oriental Church, formerly Palace of the Convertendi in Piazza San Cossacavalli.
    • Palace of the Vicariato in Via Della Pigna off the Corso Vittorio Emanuele near the Piazza Del Gesù
    • Gregorian University in Via Del eminario near the Church of Sant'Ignazio.
    • Gregorian University Alla Pilotta facing on Piazza Di Pilotta.
    • Biblical Institute on Piazza Di Pilotta.
    • Archaeological Institute, Oriental Institute, Lombard College & the Russian College on Piazzas Santa Maria Maggiore.
    • The two Palaces of Sant'Apollinare between the Piazza Sant'Apollinare & Via Della Serola.
    • The House of Retreat for the Clergy of Saints John & Paul, including the Nympheum of Nero, on the Caelan Hill.
  • properties of the Holy See outside Rome are

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Vatican City - definition of Vatican City in Encyclopedia (1076 words)
The State of the City of the Vatican or the Vatican City (Latin: Status Civitatis Vaticanae, Italian Stato della Città del Vaticano) is the smallest independent country in the world (both in area and in population), a landlocked enclave surrounded by the city of Rome in Italy.
The Vatican is technically a rare case of a non-hereditary elective monarchy; the monarch, the Pope, being elected for life by those Cardinals under the age of 80 during a Conclave (held in the Sistine Chapel).
The Vatican City is situated on the Vatican Hill in the northwestern part of Rome, several hundred metres west of the Tiber river.
Vatican City - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (2319 words)
Vatican City — formally State of the Vatican City, or Vatican City State (Latin: Status Civitatis Vaticanæ and Italian: Stato della Città del Vaticano) — is a sovereign landlocked enclave surrounded by Rome, Italy.
Vatican City is considered a non-hereditary elective monarchy with a sovereign that wields absolute authority.
The Vatican City, one of the European microstates, is situated on the Vatican Hill in the north-western part of Rome, several hundred metres west of the Tiber river, on the latter's right bank.
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