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5 days ago · The Vatican Necropolis located below the level of the subterrane, in correspondence with the central nave of the basilica, was found during the pontificate of Pius XII Pacelli, (1939-1958) in the years between 1939 and 1949.
2 days ago · Vatican City is the world’s smallest fully independent nation-state. Its medieval and Renaissance walls form its boundaries except on the southeast at St. Peter’s Square (Piazza San Pietro).
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
1 day ago · Vatican City (/ ˈ v æ t ɪ k ən / ⓘ), officially the Vatican City State (Italian: Stato della Città del Vaticano; Latin: Status Civitatis Vaticanae), is a landlocked sovereign country, city-state, microstate, and enclave within Rome, Italy.
2 days ago · Nevertheless, even Nicolai admits “Christian burials were mixed among pagan ones,” even in “the Vatican necropolis in Rome.” In fact, as reported in the journal Nature (“ Jewish Inspiration of Christian Catacombs ,” by Leonard Rutgers et al.), radiocarbon dating confirms Jews were also burying their dead in Roman catacombs over a ...
1 day ago · History of the papacy. According to Roman Catholicism, the history of the papacy, the office held by the pope as head of the Catholic Church, spans from the time of Peter to the present day. [1] In the first three centuries of the Christian era, many of Peter's successors as bishops of Rome are obscure figures, most suffering martyrdom along ...
1 day ago · The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith is putting the finishing touches to a new document that sets out clear rules on discerning apparitions and other such supernatural events.
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3 days ago · Vatican Necropolis: The Forgotten City. Often overlooked by visitors, the Vatican Necropolis presents an opportunity to delve into Rome’s bygone era. Hidden beneath St. Peter’s Basilica, this site offers an intimate peek into the ancient city’s burial customs and traditions.
