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Vatican City / Stato della Città del Vaticano / Cidade do Vaticano

Iis a landlocked sovereign city-state whose territory consists of a walled enclave within the city of Rome, the capital city of Italy. It has an area of approximately 44 hectares (110 acres) (0.44 km2), and a population of just over 800.

Vatican City is a city-state that came into existence in 1929. It is distinct from the Holy See, which dates back to early Christianity and is the main episcopal see of 1.147 billion Latin and Eastern Catholic adherents around the globe. Ordinances of Vatican City are published in Italian; official documents of the Holy See are issued mainly in Latin. The two entities even have distinct passports: the Holy See, not being a country, only issues diplomatic and service passports; the state of Vatican City issues normal passports. In both cases the passports issued are very few.

The Lateran Treaty in 1929, which brought the city-state into existence, spoke of it as a new creation (Preamble and Article III), not as a vestige of the much larger Papal States (756-1870) that had previously encompassed central Italy. Most of this territory was absorbed into the Kingdom of Italy in 1860, and the final portion, namely the city of Rome with a small area close to it, ten years later, in 1870.

Vatican City is an ecclesiastical or sacerdotal-monarchical state, ruled by the bishop of Rome—the Pope. The highest state functionaries are all Catholic clergymen of various nationalities. It is the sovereign territory of the Holy See (Sancta Sedes) and the location of the Pope's residence, referred to as the Apostolic Palace.

The Popes have resided in the area that in 1929 became Vatican City since the return from Avignon in 1377. Previously, they resided in the Lateran Palace on the Caelian Hill on the opposite side of Rome, which site Constantine gave to Pope Miltiades in 313. The signing of the agreements that established the new state took place in the latter building, giving rise to the name of Lateran Pacts, by which they are known.

 

History

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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papal_States

 

Geography

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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography_of_Vatican_City

 

Other info

Flags

 

Oficial name:

Sancta Sedes Civitas Vaticana-Latim

Santa Sede Stato della Città del Vaticano-Italien

 

Independence:

11 February 1929

 

Area:

0.44 km2

 

Inhabitants:

783

 

Languages:

Italian [ita] 1,000 in Vatican State (2004). Classification: Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Italo-Western, Italo-Dalmatian

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Latin [lat] Alternate names: Latina. Classification: Indo-European, Italic, Latino-Faliscan

More information.

 

Monastic Sign Language [mzg] Monastic communities, especially in Europe. Dialects: Anglo-Saxon Monastic Sign Language, Augustinian Sign Language, Benedictine Sign Language, Cistercian Sign Language, Trappist Sign Language. Classification: Sign language

 

Capital city:

Citta del Vaticano

 

Meaning country name:

"Vatican" from the Latin vaticinari, "to prophesy", by way of the name of the hill "Mons Vaticanus" of which the Vatican City forms a part. Fortune-tellers and sooth-sayers used the streets beneath in Roman times.

 

Description Flag:

The flag of the Vatican City consists of two vertical bands of gold (hoist side) and white with the crossed keys of Saint Peter and the Papal Tiara centered in the white band. It is one of only two square country flags in the world, the other being the flag of Switzerland.

The flag was adopted on June 7, 1929, the year when Pope Pius XI made the treaty with Italy, setting up a new independent state governed by the Popes, who in 1870 had lost their territorial sovereignty with the final incorporation into Italy of the previously existing much larger Papal States. The Papal States used a purple and gold flag, which resembled the Vatican City one.

The square flag is vertically divided into two halves, the half closer to the flagpole is yellow, the other is white. The Vatican City coat of arms can be found in the white half. The coat of arms consists of:

the papal tiara (as used under the pontificate of Pius XI);

the two keys which represent the keys to Heaven (according to the Gospel of Matthew 16:19) given by Jesus Christ to St. Peter. The popes are regarded as the successor of Peter, and the gold and silver keys have been significant elements in the symbolism of the Papal State since the 14th century. The gold represents spiritual power, while the silver key represents worldly power.

a red cord connecting the keys.

The yellow and white of the flag also refer to the keys – in heraldry yellow represents gold, while white represents silver.

 

Coat of arms:

The Coat of Arms of the Holy See is blazoned gules, two keys in saltire or and argent, interlaced in the rings gules/or, beneath a tiara argent, crowned or. Thus it is simply the emblem of the Papacy displayed on a red field. It is here represented with a gold cord instead of the usual red, so as to contrast with the red of the shield.

The coat of arms of the Vatican City State differs only the position of the two keys, which are interchanged

The crossed keys of gold and silver symbolise the keys of the kingdom of heaven promised to Saint Peter, with authority to bind and loose (Matthew 16:18-19).

The triple crown (the tiara) represents "the three powers of the Supreme Pontiff: Sacred Orders, Jurisdiction and Magisterium",[2] in other words: his functions as "supreme priest", "supreme pastor" and "supreme teacher".

The gold cross surmounting the triple crowns symbolizes the crucifixion of Jesus.

 

 

National Anthem: Inno e Marcia Pontificale

O felix Roma - O Roma nobilis.

Sedes es Petri, qui Romae effudit sanguinem,

Petri, cui claves datae sunt regni caelorum.

Pontifex, Tu successor es Petri;

Pontifex, Tu magister es tuos confirmas fratres;

Pontifex, Tu qui Servus servorum Dei,

hominumque piscator, pastor es gregis,

ligans caelum et terram.

Pontifex, Tu Christi es vicarius super terram,

rupes inter fluctus, Tu es pharus in tenebris;

Tu pacis es vindex, Tu es unitatis custos,

vigil libertatis defensor; in Te potestas.

Tu Pontifex, firma es petra, et super petram

hanc aedificata est Ecclesia Dei.

O felix Roma - O Roma nobilis.

 

Ancient latin Words

(Evaristo D'Anversa)

 

Roma, alma parens, Sanctorum Martyrumque,

Nobile carmen, te decete, sonorumque,

Gloria in excelsis, paternae maiestati

Pax et in terra fraternae caritati

Ad te clamamus, Angelicum pastorem:

Quam vere refers, Tu mitem Redemptorem!

Magister Sanctum, custodis dogma Christi,

Quod unun vitae, solamen datur isti.

Non praevalebunt horrendae portae infernae,

Sed vis amoris veritatisque aeternae.

Salve, Roma!

In te aeterna stat historia,

Inclyta, fulgent gloria

Monumenta tot et arae.

Roma Petri et Pauli,

Cunctis mater tu redemptis,

Lumen cunctae in facie gentis

Mundique sola spes!

Salve, Roma!

Cuius lux occasum nescit,

Splendet, incandescit,

Et iniquo oppilat os.

Pater Beatissime,

Annos Petri attinge, excede

Unum, quaesumus, concede:

Tu nobis benedic.

 

English Translation of Latin Words

O happy Rome - O noble Rome

You are the seat of Peter, whose blood was shed in Rome,

Peter, to whom the keys of the kingdom of heaven were given.

Pontiff, You are the successor of Peter;

Pontiff, You are the teacher, you confirm your brethren;

Pontiff, You who are the Servant of the servants of God,

and fisher of men, are the shepherd of the flock,

linking heaven and earth.

Pontiff, You are the vicar of Christ on earth,

a harbor amidst the waves, You are a beacon in the darkness;

You are the defender of peace, You are the guardian of unity,

watchful defender of liberty; in You is the authority.

You Pontiff, you are the unshakable rock, and on this rock

was built the Church of God.

O happy Rome - O noble Rome.

 

 

Italian Words

INNO

 

Roma immortale di Martiri e di Santi,

Roma immortale accogli i nostri canti:

Gloria nei cieli a Dio nostro Signore,

Pace ai Fedeli, di Cristo nell'amore.

A Te veniamo, Angelico Pastore,

In Te vediamo il mite Redentore,

Erede Santo di vera e santa Fede;

Conforto e vanto a chi combatte e crede,

Non prevarranno la forza ed il terrore,

Ma regneranno la Verità, l'Amore.

 

MARCIA PONTIFICALE

Salve, Salve Roma, patria eterna di memorie,

Cantano le tue glorie mille palme e mille altari.

Roma degli Apostoli, Madre e guida dei Redenti,

Roma luce delle genti, il mondo spera in te!

Salve, Salve Roma, la tua luce non tramonta,

Vince l'odio e l'onta lo splendor di tua beltà.

Roma degli Apostoli, Madre e guida dei Redenti,

Roma luce delle genti, il mondo spera in te!

 

English Translation of Italian words

HYMN

 

O Rome immortal, city of martyrs and saints,

O immortal Rome, accept our praises.

Glory in the heavens to God our Lord

And peace to men who love Christ!

To you we come, angelic Pastor,

In you we see the gentle Redeemer.

You are the holy heir of our Faith,

The comfort and pride of those who believe and fight.

Force and terror will not prevail,

But truth and love will reign.

 

PONTIFICAL MARCH

Hail, O Rome, eternal abode of memories;

A thousand palms and thousand altars sing your praises.

O city of the Apostles, mother and guide of the elect,

Light of the nations, and hope of the world!

Hail, O Rome! Your light will never fade;

the splendour of your beauty disperses hatred and shame.

O city of the Apostles, mother and guide of the elect,

Light of the nations, and hope of the world!

 

Internet Page: www.vaticanstate.va

www.stpetersbasilica.org

www.vatican.va

 

Vatican in diferent languages

 

eng | fra | frp | fur | jnf | lld | oci | roh | ron | rup | wln: Vatican

bre | cor | dan | dsb | est | fao | hat | hrv | hsb | jav | mlt | nor | slv | tur | vor | zza: Vatikan

ast | glg | ina | ita | por | spa | srd: Vaticano

aze | bos | crh | gag | kaa | slo | uzb: Vatikan / Ватикан

epo | eus | pap | swa: Vatikano

ces | hun | slk: Vatikán

deu | ltz | nds: Vatikan / Vatikan

bam | csb: Watikan

kal | sqi: Vatikani

kin | run: Vatica

lim | nld: Vaticaan

mlg | smo: Vatikana

afr: Vatikaan

arg: Baticano

cat: Vaticà

cym: Y Fatican

fin: Vatikaani

fry: Fatikaan

gla: An Bhatacain

gle: An Vatacáin / An Vatacáin

glv: Ard-Valley yn Phaab

ind: Vatikan / ۏاتيكان

isl: Vatíkanið

kmr: Vatîkan / Ватикан / ڤاتیکان

kur: Vatîkan / ڤاتیکان

lat: Vaticanum

lav: Vatikāns

lin: Vatikáni

lit: Vatikanas

mol: Vatican / Ватикан

msa: Vatican / ۏاتيكان

nrm: Vaticaun

pol: Watykan

que: Watikanu

rmy: Vatikan / वातिकान

scn: Vaticanu

sme: Vatikána

smg: Vatikans

som: Faatikaan

swe: Vatikanen

szl: Watykon

tet: Vatikanu

tuk: Watikan / Ватикан

vie: Va-ti-căng

vol: Vatikän

abq | alt | bul | che | chm | chv | kbd | kir | kjh | kom | krc | kum | mkd | mon | oss | rus | tyv | udm | xal: Ватикан (Vatikan)

bak | srp | tat: Ватикан / Vatikan

bel: Ватыкан / Vatykan

kaz: Ватикан / Vatïkan / ۆاتيكان

tgk: Вотикон / واتیکان / Votikon

ukr: Ватикан (Vatykan)

ara: الفاتيكان (al-Fātīkān); الفاتكان (al-Fātikān); الفتيكان (al-Fatīkān); الفتكان (al-Fatikān)

fas: واتیکان / Vâtikân

prs: واتیکان (Vātīkān)

pus: واتيکان (Wātīkān)

uig: ۋاتىكان / Watikan / Ватикан

urd: ویٹیکن (Væṫīkan)

div: ވެޓިކަން (Veṫikan)

syr: ܦܬܝܟܢ (Patīkan); ܒܬܝܟܢ (Batīkan)

heb: וטיקן / ווטיקן (Vaṭîqan); ותיקן / וותיקן (Vatîqan)

lad: ב'אטיקאנו / Vatikano

yid: װאַטיקאַן (Vatikan)

ell-dhi: Βατικανό (Vatikanó)

ell-kat: Βατικανόν (Vatikanón)

hye: Վատիկան (Vatikan)

kat: ვატიკანი (Vatikani)

hin: वैटिकन (Væṭikan); वेटिकन (Veṭikan)

nep: भेटिकन (Bʰeṭikan)

ben: ভ্যাটিকান (Bʰæṭikān)

pan: ਵਾਟੀਕਾਨ (Vāṭīkān)

kan: ವ್ಯಾಟಿಕನ್ (Væṭikan)

mal: വത്തിക്കാന് (Vattikkān)

tam: வத்திக்கான் (Vattikkāṉ); வாடிகன் (Vāṭikaṉ)

tel: వాటికన్ (Vāṭikan)

zho: 梵蒂岡/梵蒂冈 (Fàndìgāng)

jpn: ヴァチカン (Vachikan); バチカン (Bachikan)

kor: 바티칸 (Batikan)

mya: ဗာတီကန္ (Batikã)

tha: วาติกัน (Wātikân)

khm: បូរីវ៉ាទីកង់ (Vātīkăṅ); វ៉ាទីកង់ (Vātīkăṅ)

 

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