Vatican may refer to:

Vatican City Vatican City (), officially the Vatican City State ( it, Stato della Città del Vaticano; la, Status Civitatis Vaticanae),—' * german: Vatikanstadt, cf. '—' (in Austria: ') * pl, Miasto Watykańskie, cf. '—' * pt, Cidade do Vati ...

, the city-state ruled by the pope in Rome, including St. Peter's Basilica, Sistine Chapel, Vatican Museum

The Holy See

* The

Holy See The Holy See ( lat, Sancta Sedes, ; it, Santa Sede ), also called the See of Rome, Petrine See or Apostolic See, is the jurisdiction of the Pope in his role as the bishop of Rome. It includes the apostolic episcopal see of the Diocese of R ...

, the governing body of the Catholic Church and sovereign entity recognized by international law, consisting of the pope and the Roman Curia * A metonym for the governance of the

Catholic Church The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a ...

, particularly when attributing doctrine * Roman Curia, the administrative apparatus of the Holy See *

Vatican Library The Vatican Apostolic Library ( la, Bibliotheca Apostolica Vaticana, it, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana), more commonly known as the Vatican Library or informally as the Vat, is the library of the Holy See, located in Vatican City. Formally es ...

, of the Roman Curia. *

Vatican Apostolic Archive The Vatican Apostolic Archive ( la, Archivum Apostolicum Vaticanum; it, Archivio Apostolico Vaticano), formerly known as the Vatican Secret Archive, is the central repository in the Vatican City of all acts promulgated by the Holy See. The Pon ...

, which were separated from the Vatican Library in the 17th century *

Vatican Publishing House The Vatican Publishing House ( it, Libreria Editrice Vaticana; la, Officina libraria editoria Vaticana; LEV) is a publisher established by the Holy See in 1926. It is responsible for publishing official documents of the Roman Catholic Church, ...

, the publisher of official documents of the Holy See, separated from the Vatican Library in 1926

Vatican City

, the city-state ruled by the pope in Rome, including St. Peter's Basilica, Sistine Chapel, Vatican Museums *

Apostolic Palace The Apostolic Palace ( la, Palatium Apostolicum; it, Palazzo Apostolico) is the official residence of the pope, the head of the Catholic Church, located in Vatican City. It is also known as the Papal Palace, the Palace of the Vatican and t ...

, the official residence of the pope on the Vatican Hill, sometimes called the Vatican Palace *

St. Peter's Basilica The Papal Basilica of Saint Peter in the Vatican ( it, Basilica Papale di San Pietro in Vaticano), or simply Saint Peter's Basilica ( la, Basilica Sancti Petri), is a church built in the Renaissance style located in Vatican City, the papal e ...

, principal church on the Vatican Hill, also known as the Vatican Basilica *

Vatican Museums The Vatican Museums ( it, Musei Vaticani; la, Musea Vaticana) are the public museums of the Vatican City. They display works from the immense collection amassed by the Catholic Church and the papacy throughout the centuries, including several of ...

, contain cultural wealth of the Vatican

Geography

Ager Vaticanus In Ancient Rome, the ''Ager Vaticanus'' (, "Vatican Field") was the alluvial plain on the right (west) bank of the Tiber. It was also called ''Ripa Veientana'' or ''Ripa Etrusca'', indicating the Etruscan dominion during the archaic period. It ...

, the alluvial plain on the right bank of the Tiber down to the Aventine hill and up to the confluence of the Cremera creek * Vatican Hill, a hill in Rome on the opposite side of the Tiber from the traditional seven hills of Rome

Other uses

Vatican, Louisiana Vatican is an unincorporated community in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, United States. The community is named after Vatican City with street names such as Vatican Road, Vatican Square Drive, Pope Drive, and Bishop Street. It is located near the int ...

, an unincorporated community in the United States * ''The Vatican'' (mixtape), a mixtape by Natas * ''

Vatican Miracle Examiner is a Japanese light novel series written by Rin Fujiki and illustrated by THORES Shibamoto. The series began in 2007. A manga adaptation by Eiji Kaneda ran from 2012 to 2014, and a second one, illustrated by Anjue Hino, began serializati ...

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