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The Vatican Apostolic Library (Latin: Bibliotheca Apostolica Vaticana, Italian: Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana), more commonly known as the Vatican Library or informally as the Vat, [1] is the library of the Holy See, located in Vatican City, and is the city-state's national library. It was formally established in 1475, although it is much ...
The use of the word secret in the former title, "Vatican Secret Archive", does not denote the modern meaning of confidentiality. A fuller and perhaps better translation of the archive's former Latin name may be the "private Vatican Apostolic archive", indicating that its holdings are the pope's personal property, not those of any particular department of the Roman Curia or the Holy See.
The following is a list of Manuscripts found at the Vatican Library Pages in category "Manuscripts of the Vatican Library" The following 189 pages are in this ...
Pinacoteca Vaticana, Vatican City Sixtus IV Appointing Platina as Prefect of the Vatican Library is a fresco transferred to canvas by the Italian Renaissance artist Melozzo da Forlì , once decorating the Vatican Library , now housed in the Pinacoteca Vaticana in Rome .
Manuscripts of the Vatican Library (189 P) P. People associated with the Vatican Library (1 C, 6 P) Pages in category "Vatican Library"
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 9 March 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 ...
The Vatican Film Library is a film archive established in 1959 by Pope John XXIII. The collection comprises over 8,000 films including historic films, Church events, commercial films and documentaries. [1] It is to be distinguished from the Knights of Columbus Vatican Film Library at Saint Louis University.
Codex Vaticanus Graecus 64, is a Greek manuscript written on parchment, housed at the Vatican Library. It is written on 289 leaves (318 by 205 mm). It was written in Thessaloniki about the year 1270. The manuscript contains 35 letters, known as Socratic Letters, dated to the 2nd or 3rd century, and written by several authors.