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Secretariat of State

branch of the Holy See that handles political and diplomatic functions
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Secretariat of State

Summary

Secretariat of State is a dicastery[1]. It draws 47 Wikipedia views per month (dicastery category, ranking #5 of 15).[2]

Key Facts

  • Secretariat of State is located in Vatican City[3].
  • Secretariat of State is in the country of Vatican City[4].
  • Secretariat of State's instance of is recorded as dicastery[5].
  • Secretariat of State's founder is recorded as Pius VI[6].
  • Secretariat of State's headquarters location is recorded as Apostolic Palace[7].
  • Secretariat of State's ISNI is recorded as 000000040396290X[8].
  • Secretariat of State's Commons category is recorded as Secretariat of State[9].
  • Secretariat of State's archives at is recorded as Vatican Apostolic Archives[10].
  • Secretariat of State's has part is recorded as Section for General Affairs (Secretariat of State of the Holy See)[11].
  • Secretariat of State's has part is recorded as Section for Relations with States[12].
  • Secretariat of State's has part is recorded as Section for Diplomatic Staff of the Holy See[13].
  • +1793-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Secretariat of State[14].
  • Secretariat of State's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0646fm[15].
  • Secretariat of State's official website is recorded as http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/secretariat_state/index_sp.htm[16].
  • Secretariat of State's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Secretariat of State (Holy See)[17].
  • Secretariat of State's applies to jurisdiction is recorded as Holy See[18].
  • Secretariat of State's replaces is recorded as Chancery of Apostolic Briefs[19].
  • Secretariat of State's Catholic Hierarchy diocese ID is recorded as xsta[20].
  • Secretariat of State's X is recorded as TerzaLoggia[21].
  • Secretariat of State's position held by head of the organization is recorded as Cardinal Secretary of State[22].
  • Secretariat of State's Ringgold ID is recorded as 166747[23].
  • Secretariat of State's general secretary is recorded as Pietro Parolin[24].
  • Secretariat of State's Pontificia Università della Santa Croce ID is recorded as 70331[25].
  • Secretariat of State's Treccani's Dizionario di Storia ID is recorded as segreteria-di-stato-pontificia[26].
  • Secretariat of State's Hill Museum & Manuscript Library ID is recorded as organization/905078546701[27].

Body

Founding

Secretariat of State's founder is recorded as Pius VI[6]. +1793-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of it[14].

Operations

Secretariat of State's headquarters location is recorded as Apostolic Palace[7].

Why It Matters

Secretariat of State draws 47 Wikipedia views per month (dicastery category, ranking #5 of 15).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Pietro Parolin Pius VI Vatican City

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . archiefbank.be. archiefbank.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Aligned ISNI and Ringgold identifiers for institutions. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . HMML Authority File. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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