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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 26 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 ...
Brazil–Holy See relations are the current and historical relations between Brazil and the Holy See. Catholicism was introduced in Brazil in 1500 by the Portuguese Empire, and it is the country's predominant faith. Brazil also has the world's largest Catholic population. Since the adoption of the Constitution in 1891, Brazil is a secular nation.
View of Vatican City from the Castel Sant'Angelo in Rome. Pronunciation: / ˈ v æ t ɪ k ən / ⓘ Common English country name: Vatican City; Official English country name: Vatican City State [5] [6] Common endonym(s): Vatican City State; Official endonym(s): Stato della Città del Vaticano (pronounced [ˈstaːto della tʃitˈta ddel ...
The Federative Republic of Brazil is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 201 million people. Catholicism is the country's predominant faith with approximately 64.6% of the population identifying as a member of the religion. [1]
Although the Holy See, as distinct from the Vatican City State, does not fulfill the long-established criteria in international law of statehood; i.e. having a permanent population, a defined territory, a stable government and the capacity to enter into relations with other states; [1] its possession of full legal personality in international ...
In Brazil, Our Lady of Aparecida was declared in 1929 official Patron Saint of the country by Pope Pius XI. In Argentina, there is Our Lady of Luján. In other cases, the appearance of the Virgin was reported by an indigenous person, for example, Virgen de los Ángeles in Costa Rica.
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.
The primate of Brazil is Dom Sérgio da Rocha. The Catholic Church is the largest denomination in the country, where 123 million people, [6] or 64.6% of the Brazilian population, were self-declared Catholics in 2010. [7] These figures made Brazil the single country with the largest Catholic community in the world.