the vatican
111Vatican Film Library — This article is about the Film Library in St. Louis, Missouri. For the one in the Vatican, see Vatican Library The Knights of Columbus Vatican Film Library in St. Louis, Missouri is the only outside of the Vatican collection of over 37,000 works… …
112Vatican Palace — Pope s residence since the late 14th century, located north of St. Peter s Basilica in the Vatican. First enclosed in 850, the irregularly walled compound contains gardens (begun by Nero), courtyards, living quarters, galleries, the Vatican… …
113Vatican Observatory — Infobox Observatory name = Vatican Observatory caption = Telescope in Castel Gandolfo organization = Holy See code = 036 location = Castel Gandolfo, Italy coords = coord|41|44|50|N|12|39|2|E|type:landmark region:IT|display=inline,title altitude …
114Vatican lira — Infobox Currency currency name in local = lira vaticana it icon image 1 = 500lirevaticano.jpg image title 1 = 500 lire iso code = VAL using countries = VAT, ITA, SMR euro replace non cash = 1 January 1999 euro replace cash = 1 January 2002 ERM… …
115Vatican — After intense and lengthy negotiations, Israel and the Vatican formally recognized each other and signed an agreement on 30 December 1993 to establish diplomatic relations. The agreement was signed first in the Vatican and then in Jerusalem.… …
116Vatican Museums and Galleries — Institutions and papal palaces in Vatican City housing the art collections of the popes since the beginning of the 15th century. Among the many separate museums are the 18th century Pio Clementino Museum, which exhibits the collection of… …
117Vatican Observatory Research Group — Siège du VORG en Observatoire de Steward, Tucson, Arizona VORG (Vatican Observatory Research Group) le Groupe de Recherche de l Observatoire du Vatican c est une institution scientifique unie avec l Observatoire du Vatican. Le siège du VORG se… …
118Vatican — /vat i keuhn/, n. 1. Also called Vatican Palace. the chief residence of the popes in Vatican City, now also including a library, archives, art museum, apartments, and administrative offices. 2. the authority and government of the pope… …
119Vatican — An independent city state of 0.44 square kilometers (0.17 square miles), the Vatican consists of Saint Peter’s cathedral (so named because it was built by Emperor Constantine in the fourth century AD on what legend reputed to be the tomb of… …
120Vatican Advanced Technology Telescope — Infobox Settlement official name = VATT pushpin subdivision type = Country subdivision name = USA latd = 32 | latm = 42 | lats = 4.78 | latNS = N longd = 109 | longm = 53 | longs = 32.54 | longEW = W elevation m = 3178 website = The Vatican… …
