Properties of the Holy See
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The properties of the Holy See are properties of the Holy See which are regulated by the 1929 Lateran Treaty signed with the Kingdom of Italy. Although being part of Italian territory, all of them have an extraterritorial status, similar to those of foreign embassies.[1][2]
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[edit] Outside Vatican City but inside Rome, Italy
- Basilica of St. John Lateran (Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano)
- Basilica of St. Mary Major (Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore)
- Basilica of St. Paul outside the Walls (Basilica di San Paolo fuori le Mura), including the monastery
- Lateran Palace, University and adjoining buildings,
- Palace of St Callixtus (Palazzo San Callisto) - home of the Pontifical Council Cor Unum.
- Certain Buildings on the Gianicolo Hill, namely the Pontifical Urbaniana University, the Pontifical North American College, and the Bambino Gesù Hospital.
- Palace of the Holy Apostles attached to the Basilica dei Santi Apostoli.
- Palace attached to the Church of San Carlo ai Catinari
- Palazzo della Dataria near the Quirinal Palace (not a property of the Holy See anymore; exchanged for Palazzo Pio)[3]
- Palazzo della Cancelleria between the Corso Vittorio Emanuele and Campo de' Fiori.
- Palazzo di Propaganda Fide (the Palace of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples) in the Piazza di Spagna.
- Palace of the Holy Office - home of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith in the Piazza del Sant'Uffizio and adjacent to the Basilica of St. Peter.
- Palace of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches (formerly Palace of the Convertendi in Piazza Scossacavalli), in Via della Conciliazione (rione of Borgo)
- Palace of the Vicariato (also called Palazzo Mattei Mascerotti) in Via della Pigna off the Corso Vittorio Emanuele near the Piazza del Gesù
- Collegio Bellarmino in Via del Seminario near the Church of Sant'Ignazio.
- Archaeological Institute, Pontifical Oriental Institute, Lombard College & the Russian College on Piazza Santa Maria Maggiore.
- The two Palaces of Sant'Apollinare between the Piazza Sant'Apollinare & Via della Serola.
- The House of Retreat for the Clergy of Saints John & Paul, including the Nympheum of Nero, on the Caelian Hill.
- Campo Santo Teutonico
- The larger part of Paul VI Audience Hall (the rostrum with the papal throne, however, is part of Vatican territory)
[edit] Outside Rome
- Pontifical Palace, Villa Barberini and the Villa Cybo (plus adjacent gardens) in the town of Castel Gandolfo (around 55 hectares or 140 acres).
- Area of Santa Maria di Galeria, where the antennae of Radio Vaticana are located. The area was donated by Italy to the Holy See in the 1950s.
Each of those two areas is actually larger than Vatican City itself.
The Fundamental Accord, signed in 1993, grants sovereignty to the Holy See over various Christian holy sites in Israel, but the agreement was never finalized because of diplomatic problems between the Vatican and Israeli governments.
[edit] Ceded to the Holy See, but without extraterritorial status
- The Basilica of the Holy House (Santa Casa) at Loreto, Province of Ancona.
- The Basilica of St Francis at Assisi, Province of Perugia.
- The Basilica of St Anthony at Padua, Province of Padua.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ see Article 13, 14, 15 and 16 in the Lateran Treaty
- ^ "CIA - The World Factbook -- Holy See (Vatican City)". Central Intelligence Agency. 2006-12-19. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/vt.html. Retrieved 2007-01-03.
- ^ "Zone exterritoriali vaticani". Website of the Holy See. http://www.vatican.va/news_services/press/documentazione/documents/sp_ss_scv/informazione_generale/extraterritoriale_it.html. Retrieved 2009-12-08.
