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Vatican Apostolic Archives

central repository in the Vatican City for all of the acts promulgated by the Holy See
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Vatican Apostolic Archives

Summary

Vatican Apostolic Archives is a church archive[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Vatican Apostolic Archives is located in Vatican City[3].
  • Vatican Apostolic Archives is in the country of Vatican City[4].
  • Vatican Apostolic Archives's instance of is recorded as church archive[5].
  • Vatican Apostolic Archives's instance of is recorded as national archives[6].
  • Vatican Apostolic Archives's instance of is recorded as office of the Roman Curia[7].
  • Vatican Apostolic Archives's headquarters location is recorded as Cortile del Belvedere[8].
  • Vatican Apostolic Archives's Commons category is recorded as Vatican Apostolic Archive[9].
  • Vatican Apostolic Archives's chairperson is recorded as Giovanni Cesare Pagazzi[10].
  • 1612 marks the founding of Vatican Apostolic Archives[11].
  • January 31, 1612 marks the founding of Vatican Apostolic Archives[12].
  • Vatican Apostolic Archives's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 41.90694444444444, 'lon': 12.456111111111111}[13].
  • Vatican Apostolic Archives's parent organization or unit is recorded as Holy See[14].
  • Vatican Apostolic Archives's official website is recorded as https://www.archivioapostolicovaticano.va/[15].
  • Vatican Apostolic Archives's email address is recorded as mailto:[email protected][16].
  • Vatican Apostolic Archives's phone number is recorded as +39 06 69883314[17].
  • Vatican Apostolic Archives's phone number is recorded as +39 06 69883211[18].
  • Vatican Apostolic Archives's present in work is recorded as Angels & Demons[19].
  • Vatican Apostolic Archives's present in work is recorded as Angels & Demons[20].
  • Vatican Apostolic Archives's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'la', 'text': 'Archivum Apostolicum Vaticanum'}[21].
  • Vatican Apostolic Archives's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'AAV'}[22].
  • Vatican Apostolic Archives's position held by head of the organization is recorded as Archivist of the Vatican Archive[23].
  • Vatican Apostolic Archives's position held by head of the organization is recorded as Prefect of the Vatican Archives[24].
  • Vatican Apostolic Archives's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikidata:Gruppo Wikidata per Musei, Archivi e Biblioteche/BIB[25].
  • Vatican Apostolic Archives's street address is recorded as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Cortile del Belvedere - 00120 Città del Vaticano'}[26].

Body

Founding

Recorded inception include 1612[11] and January 31, 1612[12].

Identity

Vatican Apostolic Archives's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'AAV'}[22].

Leadership

Vatican Apostolic Archives's chairperson is recorded as Giovanni Cesare Pagazzi[10].

Operations

Vatican Apostolic Archives's headquarters location is recorded as Cortile del Belvedere[8]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Holy See[14].

Why It Matters

Vatican Apostolic Archives has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

Related Entities

Angels & Demons Angels & Demons Benedict XVI Scuola vaticana di paleografia, diplomatica e archivistica Vatican City

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . catholic-hierarchy.org. catholic-hierarchy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . archivioapostolicovaticano.va. Retrieved . archivioapostolicovaticano.va. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . archivioapostolicovaticano.va. Retrieved . archivioapostolicovaticano.va. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . archivioapostolicovaticano.va. Retrieved . archivioapostolicovaticano.va. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . archivioapostolicovaticano.va. Retrieved . archivioapostolicovaticano.va. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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