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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.
908 Questions
Where is the Holy See located?
The term Holy See also means the Pope and the Roman Curia, the central government of the Roman Catholic Church.
Similarities between First Vatican Council and Second Vatican Council?
Anther answer from our community:
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The main difference between the Second Vatican Council and the twenty ecumenical councils that preceded it is the the first twenty councils were always primarily concerned with doctrinal concerns and with pastoral concerns secondarily. I believe all of the previous councils had been called to deal with particular heresies that had arisen, from the First Council of Nicaea which dealt with Arianism to the Council of Trent with dealt with protestantism, I'm not sure about the First Vatican Council. The Second Vatican Council, however, dealt with no doctrinal issues whatsoever and was not called because of any problems with heresies but was primarily a pastoral council. Blessed Pope John XXIII called the Council to deal with updating or making the Church more sensitive to the issues in the modern world. Unlike the previous Councils which settled heresies, the Church had to deal with a number of heresies that arose after the Council.
Who funds Saint Peter's Basilica?
The funding for Saint Peter's comes from the Catholic Church who is supported by donations from Catholics all over the world, from investments and from the sale of religious items and souvenirs at the Vatican.
What is the main religion of Vatican City?
Vatican City is not really a "city" as people think of a city. It is the smallest state in the world and is the headquarters of the Catholic Church. The Pope lives there along with 472 people who represent the Holy See. It is 108.6 acres located in the city of Rome. The name comes from the Vatican Hill that dates back to the 5th century BC. It exists to guarantee the independence of a universal organization of the Catholic church.
What is the main river in Vatican City?
There is no river in Vatican City but the Tiber River is quite close.
What is the average life span in Vatican City?
According to National Geographic the life expectancy of the Vatican is 78 years.
How did Vatican City get its nickname?
It is also known as the Holy See.
Clarification:
Actually, the Holy See refers to the Pope and other members of the Vatican hierarchy. The Holy See and the Vatican are two separate entities. Vatican City is sometimes called simply 'The Vatican.'
What significant events happened at the Second Vatican Council?
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Catholic AnswerBlessed Pope John XXIII, of happy memory, called the Second Vatican Council to "update" the Church: NOT to change anything, such as dogma or doctrines, but to find new and more contemporary ways of presenting Our Blessed Lord's message of salvation to modern man. The Council, in its sixteen documents (see below) attempted to update the language and presentation of the faith in numerous areas. It called for greater participation of the laity in the life of the Church pointing out that every single baptized member of the Church is called to holiness, not just an elite group of clergy, nuns, sisters, and brothers. As such, the Council called for holiness of all its members. The most regrettable failure of the Council (so far) has been that its message was hijacked by those who were preaching the "Spirit of Vatican II" (as opposed to the letter). Their agenda has been shown to be an abysmal failure as witnessed by the wholesale departure of priests, brothers, nuns, and sisters from the religious life, the wholesale departure of the faithful from the Church, and the nearly complete neglect of the sacraments and ridicule of Church doctrines by those who claim to be "Catholic".Has the Vatican City signed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?
No. The Vatican has NOT signed the UDHR. Neither has Taiwan, and former Kosovo.
Can women live in the Vatican?
There are evidentally nuns who are employed in a clerical or logistical capacity at the Vatican, whether these would qualify as citizens ( employees, certainly) is not known. as Rome- and the Vatican is the capital of the Church, it is well-stocked. According to a New York Times Article, there are over 400 churches within the City Limits.
Why did the Second Vatican Council want to change education?
The Second Vatican Council met for three years and issued numerous documents. In those documents, they addressed Adult education, Clergy education, the culture and education, Moral education, parents and education, Religious education, Schools, Seminaries, Curricula, Students, Teachers, the Church's role in education, communications media and education, equal opportunity for education, parental freedom of choice, and the universal right to education. I'm afraid that your question is going to have to be a tad more specific.
There is no Vatican Island. However, the Vatican is an 'island' in the middle of the city of Rome.
Is there a Mona Lisa painting at the Vatican Museum?
If so, it would only be a copy, because the REAL Mona Lisa is in the Louvre in Paris.
What languages are spoken in Vatican City?
They speak Italian.
The country Vatican speaks Italian because they are within Italy.
And also latin because it is an important route language
People speak Italian mainly but you will find alot of people who also speak English.
Mostly Italian. But English, Spanish, French and German can also be spoken there.
Latin and Italian
english french spanish and italian are the main languages spoken,
Italian is the most widely spoken language of the Vatican.
Italian is the most common language spoken in the Vatican.
While Latin is the official language of Vatican City (all official documents must be translated into Latin), many languages are commonly spoken within the city-state with Italian being the primary working language.
There is no official language but there are official languages. They are Italian, English, French, German, and Spanish.
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There is no official language of the Vatican. However, all of the most important documents issued by the Vatican are in Latin.
There is no official language of the Vatican. However, all of the most important documents issued by the Vatican are in Latin.
Italian is the most common language spoken in the Vatican.
The most common language of the Vatican City is Italian, but Latin is the official language of the Holy See. The Holy See itself mainly uses Latin for its most important official documents, which are published in the Acta Apostolicae Sedis.
Another Answer
In fact, all the legislation of the Vatican City is prepared exclusively in Italian and so is published as an appendix to the Acta Apostolicae Sedis, the official collection of documents of the Holy See.
In Vatican City they speak Italian.
What is the mailing address of Pope Benedict XVI in Vatican City?
His Holiness, Pope Francis
00120 Via del Pellegrino
Citta del Vaticano
OR
His Holiness Pope Francis
Apostolic Palace
VATICAN CITY
OR
His Holiness Pope Francis
Vatican City State, 00120
Italy
Why is Saint Peter's Basilica called Saint Peter's Basilica?
Saint Peter of course, one of Jesus's disciples, who was chosen by Christ to be the first leader of the Catholic church, although it would have just been called the Christian one then.
The Basilica sits atop the tomb of Saint Peter and is a memorial to him.
What are the Vatican security forces called?
The Vatican Security Forces (Vatican Police) are called, in Italian, Corpo della Gendarmeria dello Stato della Città del Vaticano. They are not to be confused with the Swiss Guard who act as body guards for the Pope.
Where is St. Peter's Basilica located at?
The Vatican is located in Rome, Italy and is the smallest city state in world. It is the home of the Pope and the Catholic Church. Located in the Vatican is St. Peter's that was designed by Michelangelo and the Sistine Chapel that was painted by him. Buried within St. Peter's is the tomb of Peter and past popes. Also there is 4 museums, and vast amounts of art and antiquities. There is also a library filled with books from through the ages and it has it's own banking system. I have been there three times and still want to go back.
How many popes have there been in Vatican City?
Vatican City as an independent city-state has only existed since 1929 with the signing of the Lateran Treaty. Prior to that the Vatican was just a part of Rome. The following popes are those who have lived in the Vatican since the treaty:
Pope Pius XI (1922-39) Pope Pius XII (1939-58) Pope John XXIII (1958-63) Pope Paul VI (1963-78) Pope John Paul I (August-September 1978) Pope John Paul II (1978-2005)
Pope Benedict XVI (2005-2013)
Pope Francis (2013-)
Is Vatican City a nation-state?
Vatican City is officially a country, not a nation-state. Wikipedia states:
Vatican City is different. Although there was a larger Papal State, it was created in its present form by the 1929 Lateran treaties between Italy and the Roman Catholic Church.
Yes, Vatican City is an independent and sovereign nation, the smallest in the world.
What of The work of st peters basilica showed an admiration for which cultures?
The artwork on St. Peter's Basilica shows influence from and admiration for Greek and Roman culture.
While the pope is the head of state of the Vatican, he leaves the day to day management of the city to an appointed committee with a president and vice president. The committee acts much like a city manager would in most any other city.
What is are characteristics of basilica?
The Roman basilicas were public buildings. They were large roofed halls were business was transacted and legal matters were dealt with. They often had interior colonnades which divided the space, giving aisles or arcaded spaces on one or both sides, with an apse at one end (or less often at each end), where the magistrates sat, often on a slightly raised dais (a raised platform). The central aisle tended to be wide and was higher than the flanking aisles, so that light could get through windows high up. An apse (Greek apsis, Latin absis which meant arch, vault) is a semicircular recess covered with a hemispherical vault or semi-dome.
A basilica for large audiences also became a feature of the palaces of the rich and the governing elite. In the 3rd century AD they started to make less appearances at the forum. Instead they built opulent palaces and met their dependants (clients) every day seating on the dais of the basilica part of their palaces. A historian has described this as "the forum made private." Thus the plan of the basilica was used for smaller audience halls of the emperors, governors, and the very rich. Emperor Constantine the Great built a basilica of this type in his palace complex at Trier. Later its plan was easy to convert into a church.
The secular basilicas provided the model for the development of the first Christian churches which followed their basic plan: a large rectangular hall which was the central nave with a higher roof, an aisle on each of its sides and an apse at the end opposite the entrance. The altar was placed on a raised platform in front of the apse, mirroring the dais were of the magistrates sat in the Roman basilica. Emperor Constantine the Great built the first basilicas with a transept (a transverse section, of a building, which lies across the main body of the building; in Christian churches, it is set crosswise to the nave, forming a cruciform shape: i.e., cross-shaped) because the cult of the cross was spreading during his time. This resemblance with the cross became popular. In Italy some churches are called basilica, most notably, the Basilica of Saint Peter's.
