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Vatican City
Vatican City is a sovereign city state within the city of Rome, Italy. It has an estimated land area of 44 hectares. It was established by the Lateran Treaty in 1929.
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Are the Jesuits the same as the Vatican Church of Rome?
The Jesuits are a religious order of priests within the Catholic Church as opposed to secular (parish or diocesan) priests who belong to no particular religious order.
What graffiti is is on the wall at the site of St. Peter's grave?
There is quite a bit of graffiti on the wall next to St. Peter's grave. This is from the Vatican Necropolis website, wall G by the bones of St. Peter:
This structure is perpendicular to the red wall, built on the right-hand side (north) of the trophy of Gaius during the second half of the 3rd century. The wall gets its name from the surprising amount of Latin graffiti carved into the plaster by the faithful who visited the tomb of St Peter between the end of the 3rd and the beginning of the 4th centuries.
The graffiti includes names, petitions, Christian symbols of complex interpretation and signs superimposed on one another on the reduced surface of the wall.
In abbreviated form, St Peter's name is present on the wall at least twenty times, usually accompanied by prayers for the dead person named - in one case expressing joy that the lost relative lay in the same cemetery that held Peter's own body. On every part of the wall - freestanding between the letters of a name, formed from or engrafted onto existing lines - there occurred the initials PE or PET.
What is the world's smallest republic and Europe's oldest existing country?
The Vatican is the smallest country in the world. However, it is not the oldest as it has only been in existence as a country since 1929. The oldest country in Europe is hard to determine since boundaries, names and governments have change so frequently over thousands of years. Your question would have to declare what basis is to be used. For information on the oldest countries in the world, see the link below.
Does anyone get a salary at the Vatican?
Yes, there are a number of employees in the Vatican who receive pay.
Where would you look to find where the vatican is located-?
An encyclopedia or an atlas would give you the answer.
When did the Second Vatican Council take place?
The Council took place in and around Rome, much of it in the Vatican. Some meetings took place in other cities in Italy.
Did Vatican II change the name of CCD to faith formation?
No, the Second Vatican Council did not do that. "CCD" was the name of a Confraternity established in Rome in the sixteenth century Confraternity of Christian Doctrine. To the best of my knowledge, it is still there and still issues materials. Most of the Catechetical materials used in English speaking countries, however, are not from the CCD anymore but from other organizations. You can't really use "CCD" for your program if you are using someone's else's materials.
From Vatican II what is the Decree of the Catholic Churches of Eastern Rite about?
The decree on the Catholic Eastern Churches is called Orientalium Ecclesiarum and was issued on 21 November 1964. The document is very short, you can read it for yourself at the link below. The Council confirmed the hereditary rights and privileges of the Eastern Churches, confirmed their separate legislative and spiritual heritage. The Document also deals, briefly, with the "separated brethren" those Orthodox Eastern Rites which have separated themselves from the Church.
What is the name given to a Swiss soldier or Swiss guard stationed at the Vatican?
He would be a member of the Swiss Guard.
What is the largest city in Vatican City?
There is no city within Vatican city. It is a location unto it's self. It is made up of St. Peter's, the Vatican musuems, the Sistine Chapel and the offices/living quarters of the Pope. It includes private gardens, a security force, and palace guards.
Why does the Vatican not open up its secret archives?
They are open. The word "secret" is not used in the ordinary sense here, but in an archaic sense which means "private". They contain documents regarding the governance of the church and matters which were the popes sole jurisdiction (his own "private" matters. They are available for study by scholars in person, and reproductions of the material in the archives are available for purchase. Some contemporary documents are not yet public for the same reason current documents regarding internal government matters in any country are not public domain until after a number of years (presidential archives and such).
Proof positive of the fact that the Vatican Secret Archives are not secretive at all is the fact that they have their own website which can be visited at the link below.
Who was the architect that Pope Julius II appointed for the rebuilding of Saint Peter's?
Pope Julius II appointed Donato Bramante to rebuild St. Peter's.
More information about this specific event and the context behind it can be found at this excellent web resource from the Metropolitan Museum of Art: (see discussion for list of websites)
How long did it take to build St. Peter's Basilica?
i dont even know and i never will so get off this computer and stop wasteing your dang time
What are some of the features of the Basilica of San Vitale?
Some of the features of the Basilica of San Vitale are: The Roman elements of the dome, shape of doorways and step owners, with some Byzanite Mosaic. It is also surrounded by mosaic art from the ceiling to the walls.
How many soldiers does Vatican City have?
The Vatican has no army. It does have the Swiss Guard who are the personal bodyguards of the pope as well as a police force.
How long did it take to rebuild Saint Peter's Basilica?
St. Peter's Basilica was constructed 1506-1626.
