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    Saint John's Tower (Italian: Torre San Giovanni) is a round structure located on a hilltop in the westernmost tip of Vatican City, near Vatican Radio...
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  • Saint John's Tower may refer to: Saint John's Tower (Vatican City) Saint John's Tower (Castledermot) Torre San Giovanni, Ugento This disambiguation page...
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    12°27′9″E / 41.90278°N 12.45250°E / 41.90278; 12.45250 The geography of Vatican City is unique due to the country's position as an urban, landlocked enclave...
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    the white half charged with the coat of arms of Vatican City (a papal tiara and the crossed keys of Saint Peter). It was modeled after the 1808 flag of...
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    The Papal Basilica of Saint Peter in the Vatican (Italian: Basilica Papale di San Pietro in Vaticano), or simply Saint Peter's Basilica (Latin: Basilica...
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    Rome, whom that Church sees as the successor of Saint Peter. While St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City is perhaps the church most associated with the...
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    The Cathedral of St. John the Divine (sometimes referred to as St. John's and also nicknamed St. John the Unfinished) is the cathedral of the Episcopal...
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    Vatican City (/ˈvætɪkən/ ), officially the Vatican City State (Italian: Stato della Città del Vaticano; Latin: Status Civitatis Vaticanae), is a landlocked...
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  • The law of Vatican City State consists of many forms, the most important of which is the canon law of the Catholic Church. The organs of state are governed...
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    the Church" dedicated to Mary) is a monastery in Vatican City. It was founded around 1990 by Pope John Paul II as a monastery for cloistered nuns who pray...
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    Crime in the Vatican City consists largely of purse snatching, pick-pocketing and shoplifting perpetrated by tourists upon other tourists. The tourist...
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    international law headquartered in the distinctively independent Vatican City State, a city-state which forms a geographical enclave within the conurbation...
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    following outline is provided as an overview of and introduction to Vatican City: Vatican City – an ecclesiastical or sacerdotal-monarchical state, being the...
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    tour of St. John Lateran Basilica and other Roman churches Portals: Catholicism Italy Vatican City Architecture Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran at Wikipedia's...
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    Edition (NRSV-CE) of the Bible. A copy of The Saint John's Bible has been presented to the Pope at the Vatican in several volumes, with the final volume presented...
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    The post of Governor of the Vatican City State (Italian: Governatore dello Stato della Città del Vaticano) was held by Marchese Camillo Serafini from the...
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    The Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State (Latin: Pontificia Commissio pro Civitate Vaticana, Italian: Pontificia Commissione per lo Stato della...
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    College in 1774. In 1787–1789, the Specola Vaticana in the Tower of the Winds within the Vatican was established under the direction of Msgr. Filippo Luigi...
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  • Sistine Chapel ceiling Gardens of Vatican City Geography of Vatican City Governor of Vatican City Gregorian Tower History of the Catholic Church since...
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    Sport in Vatican City plays an important role in the culture of the nation. The Vatican's attitude toward sport has been generally positive; outside of...
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    Retrieved 2014-05-04. Allen, John L. (December 28, 2001). "For all who feel put upon by the Vatican: A new patron saint of Holy Rehabilitation". National...
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  • Vatican. Subsequently, the popes resumed visiting their cathedral, the Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran, situated on the opposite side of the city of...
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  • Capital punishment in Vatican City was legal between 1929 and 1969, reserved for attempted assassination of the Pope, but has never been applied there...
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    informally as the Vat, is the library of the Holy See, located in Vatican City, and is the city-state's national library. It was formally established in 1475...
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  • Vatican Athletics (Latin: Athletica Vaticana) is a sports organization associated with Vatican City. Established as an athletics club of the city state...
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  • Vatican Radio (Italian: Radio Vaticana; Latin: Statio Radiophonica Vaticana) is the official broadcasting service of Vatican City. Established in 1931...
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    abbreviated IOR), commonly known as the Vatican Bank, is a financial institution that is situated inside Vatican City and run by a Board of Superintendence...
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    Catholic parish church dedicated to Saint Anne in Vatican City. The church is the parish church of the State of Vatican City and is placed under the jurisdiction...
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    Marthae (Latin for Saint Martha's House; Italian: Casa Santa Marta) is a building adjacent to St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City. Completed in 1996...
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    tallest structures in Ireland "Saint John's Roman Catholic Cathedral, Cathedral Place, Garryowen Road, Limerick, Limerick City". National Inventory of Architectural...
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