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Represented the Austrian Archduke Charles, which the Pope had recognized as King of Spain. 1717 1725 Francesco Acquaviva d'Aragona: 1726 1732 Marco Cornelio Bentivoglio [12] 1732 1734 Luis Antonio de Belluga y Moncada: 1735 1747 Troiano Acquaviva d'Aragona [13] 1747 1748 Alfonso Clemente de Aróstegui: 1748 1760 Joaquín Fernández Portocarrero ...
This is a list of diplomatic missions of the Holy See. Since the fifth century, long before the founding of the Vatican City State in 1929, papal envoys (now known as nuncios) have represented the Holy See to foreign potentates. Additionally, papal representatives known not as nuncios but as apostolic delegates ensure contact between the Holy ...
The Holy See [7] [8] (Latin: Sancta Sedes, lit. 'Holy Chair [9] ', Ecclesiastical Latin: [ˈsaŋkta ˈsedes]; Italian: Santa Sede [ˈsanta ˈsɛːde]), also called the See of Rome, Petrine See or Apostolic See, [10] is the central governing body of the Catholic Church and the Vatican City State. [11]
Embassy of Spain to the Holy See in Rome. The Spanish Inquisition was an ecclesiastical tribunal started in 1478 by Catholic Monarchs Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile for the newly united Kingdom of Spain.
[168] [169] The only reading material allowed is religious books approved by the Holy See in El Palmar de Troya (in recent times Pope Peter III has permitted a small number of adventure books for light entertainment). [165] Apostates from the Palmarian Church may not be contacted at all, all photos of Ex-Palmarian clergymen must be destroyed.
In 1539 the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V demanded that the bishops' petitions to the Holy See pass through his hand, imposing the royal pass (regal pass or regium exequatur) on the pontifical documents to be executed. The royal certificate of patronage in the Indies (real patronato indiano) that consolidated the institution was issued. In it ...
In 1976, a convention [8] between the Spanish government and the Holy See abolished the right to nominate bishops for the Spanish head of state. In 1978, the new democratic constitution that brought Francoism to a final end established the principle of religious neutrality ( aconfesionalidad ) of the Spanish state and the complete freedom of ...
For example, in Spain, although the Constitution guarantees religious freedom, the Catholic Church is mentioned by name, and in practice holds a pre-eminent position among other religious groups. [6] In recent years, debate has occurred regarding whether the Spanish government should maintain a concordat with the Vatican.