Vaticano
District of
Latium - Italy

Society of Jesus

The Society of Jesus (Latin: Societas Iesu, S.J. , SJ or SI) is a Christian male religious order of the Roman Catholic Church. The members are called Jesuits. They are sometimes referred to colloquially as "God's Soldiers", the latter being references to founder Ignatius of Loyola's military background and the members' willingness to accept orders anywhere in the world and to live in extreme conditions where required.

Located at 41.9014, 12.4606 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.997 miles away.
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Society of Jesus, Counter-Reformation, Religious organizations established in the 1540s, 1540 establishments

Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith

The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF) (Congregatio pro Doctrina Fidei), previously known as the Supreme Sacred Congregation of the Roman and Universal Inquisition (wherefrom arose the names Roman Inquisition or Holy Inquisition popularly used in reference to the 16th century tribunals against witchcraft and heresy), and after 1904 called the Supreme Sacred Congregation of the Holy Office, is the oldest of the nine congregations of the Roman Curia.

Located at 41.9011, 12.4561 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.997 miles away.
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Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Curial Congregations, Catholic theology and doctrine, 1542 establishments, Religious organizations established in the 1540s, Christian organizations established in the 16th century, Catholic sex abuse cases

Apostolic Palace

The Apostolic Palace is the official residence of the Pope, which is located in Vatican City. It is also known as the Sacred Palace, the Papal Palace and the Palace of the Vatican. The Vatican itself refers to the building as the Palace of Sixtus V in honor of Pope Sixtus V.

Located at 41.9036, 12.4564 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.997 miles away.
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Apostolic Palace, Episcopal palaces, Geography of Vatican City, Official residences, Palaces in Rome, Palaces in Vatican City, Sistine Chapel, Sites of papal elections

Institute for the Works of Religion

The Institute for the Works of Religion (Italian: Istituto per le Opere di Religione – IOR), commonly known as the Vatican Bank, is a privately held institute located inside Vatican City and run by a CEO who reports directly to a committee of cardinals, and ultimately to the Pope.

Located at 41.9038, 12.4567 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.998 miles away.
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Economy of Vatican City, Financial institutions, Financial scandals, Political scandals in Italy

Saint Peter's Square

Saint Peter's Square is a massive plaza located directly in front of St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican City, the papal enclave surrounded by Rome, directly west of the neighborhood or rione of Borgo. At the center of the square is a four-thousand-year-old Egyptian obelisk, erected at the current site in 1568.

Located at 41.9022, 12.4564 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.997 miles away.
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Colonnades, Gian Lorenzo Bernini buildings, Italy–Vatican City border crossings, National squares, Piazzas in Rome, St. Peter's Basilica, Visitor attractions in Vatican City

Passetto di Borgo

The Passetto di Borgo, or simply Passetto, is an elevated passage that links the Vatican City with the Castel Sant'Angelo. It is an approximately 800 m long corridor, located in the rione of Borgo. It was erected in 1277 by Pope Nicholas III, but parts of the wall were built by Totila during the Gothic War. On several occasions it served as an escape route for Popes in danger. Pope Alexander VI crossed it in 1494, when Charles VIII invaded the city and the pope's life was in peril.

Located at 41.9033, 12.4617 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.998 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Rome, 1270s architecture

Leonine City

The Leonine City (in Latin Civitas Leonina) is the part of the city of Rome around which the ninth-century Pope Leo IV commissioned the construction of the Leonine Wall. It is on the opposite side of the Tiber from the seven hills of Rome and was not enclosed within the ancient city's Aurelian Walls, built between 271 and 275. The Vatican City is within the enclosed area, but the Leonine City, containing also the Roman rione of Borgo, is much more extensive than the tiny Vatican City.

Located at 41.9031, 12.4597 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.998 miles away.
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Districts of Rome, Government of Vatican City

Borgo (rione of Rome)

Borgo (sometimes called also I Borghi), is the 14th historic district of Rome, Italy. It lies on the west bank of the Tiber, and has a trapezoidal shape. Its coat of arms shows a lion (after the name "Leonine City", which was also given to the district), lying in front of three mounts and a star. These - together with a lion rampant - are also part of the coat of arms of Pope Sixtus V who annexed Borgo as fourteenth rione to the city of Rome.

Located at 41.9041, 12.4616 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.998 miles away.
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Rioni of Rome

Postage stamps and postal history of Vatican City

The Vatican post office has operated its own postal service and issued its own postage stamps since 1929. The postal history of Vatican City begins shortly after its official foundation on 11 February 1929. Two days later, the Vatican post office began operating with supplies and equipment donated by the Italian government.

Located at 41.9043, 12.4562 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.998 miles away.
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Communications in Vatican City, Philately of Italy

Archive of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith

The Archive of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith in the Vatican (abbreviated to ACDF for Archivio Congregatio pro Doctrina Fidei), commonly referred to as the Archive of the Inquisition (or more fully the Archive of the Inquisition and Index), contains the Catholic Church's documents dealing with doctrinal and theological issues related to church teaching. It also contains information on political trials that were carried out when the papacy had temporal power over the Papal States.

Located at 41.901, 12.4561 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.997 miles away.
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Archives in Vatican City, Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith

Pontifical Urbaniana University

The Pontifical Urbaniana University or Pontifical Urban University (Latin: Pontificia Universitas Urbaniana, Italian: Pontificia Università Urbaniana) is a pontifical university under the authority of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples. It is also known as The Collegio Urbano of Propaganda Fide. It is located in Rome, the capital of Italy.

Located at 41.8996, 12.4583 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.997 miles away.
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Pontifical Universities, Roman Colleges, Educational institutions established in 1962, Pontifical Urbaniana University

Santa Maria in Traspontina

Santa Maria in Traspontina (or Transpontina) is a Carmelite church in Rome, Italy. The shrine lies on the Via della Conciliazione, the main road of the Rione Borgo. Pope Alexander VI demolished an ancient Roman pyramid on the same site (the Meta Romuli, believed in the Middle Ages to be Romulus's tomb, and portrayed on the bronze doors to St Peter's Basilica and in a Giotto di Bondone triptych in the Vatican Museums) for the construction of the first church.

Located at 41.9028, 12.4622 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.998 miles away.
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Basilica churches in Rome, Titular churches in Rome, Carmelite churches, 16th-century Roman Catholic church buildings

Santo Spirito in Sassia

Santo Spirito in Sassia is a 12th century basilica church in Rome. It has been erected in Borgo Santo Spirito, a street which got its name from the church, placed in the southern part of Rione Borgo. The church stands on the site of King Ine of Wessex's Schola Saxorum or Saxon School, a charitable institution for Saxon pilgrims. It was rebuilt in the 12th century. Subsequently it was restored several times.

Located at 41.9014, 12.4611 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.997 miles away.
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Basilica churches in Rome, Religious buildings completed in 1580, Titular churches in Rome, 12th-century church buildings, Renaissance architecture in Rome

Via della Conciliazione

Via della Conciliazione (Road of the Conciliation) is a street in the Rione of Borgo within Rome, Italy. Roughly 500 metres in length, it connects Saint Peter's Square to the Castel Sant'Angelo on the western bank of the Tiber River. The road was constructed between 1936 and 1950, and it is the primary access route to the Square.

Located at 41.9023, 12.462 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.998 miles away.
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Italian fascist architecture, Streets in Rome

Pope John Paul II assassination attempt

The first attempted assassination of Pope John Paul II took place on Wednesday, 13 May 1981, in St. Peter's Square at Vatican City. The Pope was shot and critically wounded by Mehmet Ali Ağca while he was entering the square. The Pope was struck four times, and suffered severe blood loss. Ağca was apprehended immediately, and later sentenced to life in prison by an Italian court. The Pope later forgave Ağca for the assassination attempt.

Located at 41.9026, 12.4567 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.997 miles away.
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Assassination attempts, History of the Papacy, Contemporary Italian history, Crime in Vatican City, Pope John Paul II, 1981 crimes, 1981 in Italy, 1981 in religion

Palazzo Torlonia

Palazzo Torlonia (also known as the Palazzo Giraud, Giraud-Torlonia or Castellesi) is a 16th century Early Renaissance town house in Via della Conciliazione, Rome, Italy. Built for Cardinal Adriano Castellesi da Corneto from 1496, the architect was Andrea Bregno. , although others have attributed the design to Bramante.

Located at 41.9026, 12.461 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.998 miles away.
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Palaces in Rome, Renaissance architecture in Rome, 1490s architecture

Palace of the Holy Office

The Palace of the Holy Office is a building in Vatican City which houses the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. Built in the 1920s, the palace is situated south of St Peter's Basilica near the Petriano Entrance to Vatican City. The building technically lies outside the confines of the Vatican at the South-Eastern corner of the city-state and is one of the properties of the Holy See in Italy regulated by the 1929 Lateran Treaty signed with the Kingdom of Italy.

Located at 41.901, 12.4561 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.997 miles away.
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Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Properties of the Holy See, Geography of Vatican City, Palaces in Vatican City

Church of Santi Michele e Magno

The Church of Saints Michael and Magnus is a Roman Catholic church in Rome, Italy, dedicated to Saint Michael the Archangel and the Bishop Saint Magnus of Anagni. It lies in Rione Borgo, and is the national church dedicated to The Netherlands. It is also known as the "Church of the Frisians" (Dutch: Kerk van de Friezen). Since 1989 the church was granted to the Dutch community in Rome.

Located at 41.9015, 12.459 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.997 miles away.
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National churches in Rome, Dutch mythology, Roman Catholic churches in Rome

Patristic Institute Augustinianum

The Patristic Institute "Augustinianum" is a Roman Catholic Church institution of higher education in Rome. It is responsible for the study of patristic theology - the history and theology of Church Fathers.

Located at 41.9006, 12.4578 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.997 miles away.
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Education in Rome

Sant'Anna dei Palafrenieri

The Church of Saint Anne in Vatican (Italian: Sant'Anna in Vaticano), known as Sant'Anna dei Palafrenieri (English: Saint Anne of the Grooms), is a Roman Catholic parish church in Vatican City, dedicated to Saint Anne. The church is the parish church of the Vicariate of the Vatican City.

Located at 41.9041, 12.4575 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.998 miles away.
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Churches in Vatican City, Buildings and structures completed in 1583

Palazzo Della Rovere

Palazzo Della Rovere is a palace in Rome, Italy, facing Via della Conciliazione. It is also known as Palazzo dei Penitenzieri. The construction of the palace was started in 1480 by cardinal Domenico della Rovere, a relative of Pope Sixtus IV, perhaps under the design of the Florentine architect Baccio Pontelli. The palazzo was built between 1480 and 1490; Pontelli modelled it closely on the architectural style of Palazzo Venezia, the most important building in 15th century Rome.

Located at 41.9021, 12.4611 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.997 miles away.
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Palaces in Rome, Palaces in Rome, Renaissance architecture in Rome, 1480s architecture

Saints Martin and Sebastian of the Swiss

The Church of Saints Martin and Sebastian of the Swiss (Italian: Santi Martino e Sebastiano degli Svizzeri) is a Roman Catholic oratory in the Vatican city. The church was built by Pope Pius V in 1568 to serve as private chapel for the Pontifical Swiss Guards, whose barracks are located next to Porta San Pellegrino, close to the Apostolic Palace. It is considered the national church of Switzerland in Rome.

Located at 41.9034, 12.4567 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.997 miles away.
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Churches in Vatican City, Pontifical Swiss Guard, Buildings and structures completed in 1568, National churches in Rome

San Pellegrino in Vaticano

The Church of San Pellegrino in Vaticano (English: Saint Peregrine in the Vatican) is an ancient Roman Catholic oratory in the Vatican City, located on the Via dei Pellegrini. The church is dedicated to Saint Peregrine of Auxerre, a Roman priest appointed by Pope Sixtus II who had suffered martyrdom in Gaul in the third century. It is one of the oldest churches in the Vatican City.

Located at 41.905, 12.457 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.998 miles away.
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Churches in Vatican City, National churches in Rome

Palazzo Jacopo da Brescia

Palazzo Jacopo da Brescia was a Renaissance palace in Rome, Italy, which was located in the Borgo district. It was built for Jacopo (also known as Giacomo di Bartolomeo) da Brescia, a physician at the service of Pope Leo X, between 1515 and 1519. Its design is commonly attributed to Raphael, and was based to Bramante's nearby Palazzo Caprini (also demolished). The palace, which had a triangular footprint, stood at the confluence of Borgo Nuovo and Borgo S. Angelo.

Located at 41.9029, 12.4595 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.998 miles away.
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Palaces in Rome, Buildings and structures completed in 1519, Renaissance architecture in Rome, Buildings and structures demolished in 1936, Raphael

Porta San Pellegrino

Porta San Pellegrino is a gate in the outer wall of Vatican City. It is located beside Bernini's Colonnade and the small Vatican post; it is also known as Porta Viridaria. The gate was rebuilt by Pope Alexander VI in 1492 and his arms are at the top of the gate. The gate is little used.

Located at 41.9035, 12.4572 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.998 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Vatican City, Italy–Vatican City border crossings