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  2. Vatican City - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 10 December 2024. 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 ...

  3. Languages of Vatican City - Wikipedia

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    Italian is the lingua franca of the Vatican and replaced Latin as the official language of the Synod of Bishops in 2014. [2] The Holy See, the entity with authority over the state (yet legally distinct), uses Latin as its official language and Italian as its main working language in administrative and diplomatic affairs.

  4. Sistine Chapel - Wikipedia

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    The Sistine Chapel (/ ˈ s ɪ s t iː n / SIST-een; Latin: Sacellum Sixtinum; Italian: Cappella Sistina [kapˈpɛlla siˈstiːna]) is a chapel in the Apostolic Palace, the pope's official residence in Vatican City. Originally known as the Cappella Magna ('Great Chapel'), it takes its name from Pope Sixtus IV, who had it built between 1473 and ...

  5. Pope Francis invites artists to the Sistine Chapel as the ...

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    VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis praised artists on Friday as true visionaries who can see, dream and invent as he welcomed 200 artists, filmmakers and writers into the Sistine Chapel to mark ...

  6. Category:Culture of Vatican City - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Culture of Vatican City" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C. Cappella Giulia;

  7. Portal:Vatican City - Wikipedia

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    The flag of Vatican City. Vatican City (/ ˈ v æ t ɪ k ə n ˈ s ɪ t i / ⓘ), officially the Vatican City State (Italian: Stato della Città del Vaticano; Latin: Status Civitatis Vaticanae), is a sovereign country, city-state, microstate, and enclave surrounded by, and historically a part of, Rome, Italy.

  8. Portal:Catholic Church/Vatican City - Wikipedia

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    Major language(s): Latin, Italian Major religion(s): Roman Catholicism. Vatican City, officially State of the Vatican City (Latin: Status Civitatis Vaticanae; Italian: Stato della Città del Vaticano), is a landlocked sovereign city-state whose territory consists of a walled enclave within the city of Rome. At approximately 44 hectares (110 ...

  9. Vatican Museums - Wikipedia

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    The Vatican Museums (Italian: Musei Vaticani; Latin: Musea Vaticana) are the public museums of Vatican City, enclave of Rome. They display works from the immense collection amassed by the Catholic Church and the papacy throughout the centuries, including several of the most well-known Roman sculptures and most important masterpieces of ...