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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 30 January 2025. Enclaved Holy See's independent city-state This article is about the city-state in Europe. For the city-state's government, see Holy See. Vatican City State Stato della Città del Vaticano (Italian) Status Civitatis Vaticanae (Latin) Flag Coat of arms Anthem: Inno e Marcia Pontificale ...
Vatican City, officially the Vatican City State (Italian: Stato della Città del Vaticano; Latin: Status Civitatis Vaticanae), is a landlocked sovereign country, city-state, microstate, and enclave surrounded by, and historically a part of, Rome, Italy.
Vatican City (1929 – present) ... [40] [39] A generation later the armies of King Philip II of Spain defeated those of Pope Paul IV in the Italian War of 1551 ...
Mother Katharine Drexel, who founded the American order of Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament for Indians and Colored People, corresponded with Pius XI, as she had with his papal predecessors. (In 1887, Pope Leo XIII had encouraged Katharine Drexel—then a young Philadelphia socialite— to do missionary work with America's disadvantaged people ...
Vatican City: Vatican City State: 333 1635 333 Roman Catholic Largest church in the world and the seat of Roman Catholicism, the current church (1635) is built on the site of the original basilica and the grave of St. Peter (who was martyred in Rome). [29] The actual grave is visible in excavations under the church.
The image featured at the top of this post is ©"St Peter's Square, Vatican City - April 2007" by Diliff is licensed under BY-SA 3.0.. The post The World’s Oldest Kingdom Dates Back to the Days ...
The Holy See, not Vatican City, maintains diplomatic relations with states. [50] Foreign embassies are accredited to the Holy See, not to Vatican City, and it is the Holy See that establishes treaties and concordats with other sovereign entities. When necessary, the Holy See will enter a treaty on behalf of Vatican City.
Military history of Vatican City (2 C, 1 P) P. Political history of Vatican City (10 P) R. History of the Roman Curia (8 C, 11 P)