All Topics  
Apostolic Palace

 
Apostolic Palace

 
   Email Print
   Bookmark   Link
 

 

Apostolic Palace
 
 
  Topics Apostolic Palace Topic Home

The Apostolic Palace, also called the Sacred Palace, the Papal Palace or the Palace of the Vatican, is the official residence of the Pope
Pope

The Pope is the Bishop of Rome, the leader of the Roman Catholic Church and head of state of Vatican City. The current pope is Pope Benedict XVI, who was elected April 19, 2005 in Papal conclave, 2005....
 in the Vatican City
Vatican City

Vatican City , officially the State of the Vatican City , is a Landlocked country sovereignty city-state whose territory consists of a walled enclave within the city of Rome, the Capital of Italy....
.

The palace is a complex of buildings, comprising the Papal Apartments
Papal Apartments

The Papal Apartments is the non-official designation for the collection of apartments, both private and state, that wrap around a courtyard on two sides of the third floor of the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican City in Rome....
, some of the Catholic Church's
Roman Catholic Church

The Roman Catholic Church, officially known as the Catholic Church is the world's largest Christianity Ecclesia , representing over half of all Christians and one-sixth of the world population....
 government offices, a handful of chapels, the Vatican Museums
Vatican Museums

The Vatican Museums , in Viale Vaticano in Rome, inside the Vatican City, are among the greatest museums in the world, since they display works from the immense collection built up by Roman Catholic Church throughout the centuries....
 and the Vatican Library
Vatican Library

The Vatican Library , is the library of the Holy See, currently located in Vatican City. It is one of the oldest libraries in the world and contains one of the most significant collections of historical texts....
.






Discussion
Ask a question about 'Apostolic Palace'
Start a new discussion about 'Apostolic Palace'
Answer questions from other users
Full Discussion Forum



Encyclopedia


Watykan Plac Sw Piora Kolumnada Berniniego
The Apostolic Palace, also called the Sacred Palace, the Papal Palace or the Palace of the Vatican, is the official residence of the Pope
Pope

The Pope is the Bishop of Rome, the leader of the Roman Catholic Church and head of state of Vatican City. The current pope is Pope Benedict XVI, who was elected April 19, 2005 in Papal conclave, 2005....
 in the Vatican City
Vatican City

Vatican City , officially the State of the Vatican City , is a Landlocked country sovereignty city-state whose territory consists of a walled enclave within the city of Rome, the Capital of Italy....
.

The palace is a complex of buildings, comprising the Papal Apartments
Papal Apartments

The Papal Apartments is the non-official designation for the collection of apartments, both private and state, that wrap around a courtyard on two sides of the third floor of the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican City in Rome....
, some of the Catholic Church's
Roman Catholic Church

The Roman Catholic Church, officially known as the Catholic Church is the world's largest Christianity Ecclesia , representing over half of all Christians and one-sixth of the world population....
 government offices, a handful of chapels, the Vatican Museums
Vatican Museums

The Vatican Museums , in Viale Vaticano in Rome, inside the Vatican City, are among the greatest museums in the world, since they display works from the immense collection built up by Roman Catholic Church throughout the centuries....
 and the Vatican Library
Vatican Library

The Vatican Library , is the library of the Holy See, currently located in Vatican City. It is one of the oldest libraries in the world and contains one of the most significant collections of historical texts....
. In all, there are over 1,000 rooms with the most famous including Raphael's Rooms and the Sistine Chapel
Sistine Chapel

Sistine Chapel is the best-known chapel in the Apostolic Palace, the official residence of the Pope in Vatican City. Its fame rests on its architecture, evocative of Solomon's Temple of the Old Testament and on its decoration which has been frescoed throughout by the greatest Renaissance artists including Michelangelo, Raphael, Bernini, and...
 with its renowned ceiling fresco
Fresco

Fresco is any of several related painting types, done on plaster on walls or ceilings. The word fresco comes from the Italian word affresco which derives from the adjective fresco , which has Latin origins....
es painted by Michelangelo
Michelangelo

Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni , commonly known as Michelangelo, was an Italian Renaissance Painting, sculptor, architect, poet, and engineer....
 (restored between 1980 and 1990).

The other papal residences are at the Lateran Palace
Lateran Palace

The Lateran Palace, formally the Apostolic Palace of the Lateran , is an ancient palace of the Roman Empire and later a Papal Palace. Adjacent to the Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano, the cathedral Church of Rome, Italy....
, and the Castel Gandolfo
Castel Gandolfo

Castel Gandolfo is a small Italy town in Lazio that occupies a height overlooking Lake Albano about 30 km south-east of Rome, on the Alban Hills....
 outside Rome
Rome

Rome is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city, with 2,724,347 residents in an urban area of some ....
. The Vatican Palace displaced the Lateran Palace in prominence during the fifteenth century; but it was eclipsed for an extended period by the Quirinal Palace
Quirinal Palace

The Quirinal Palace is the official residence of the President of the Italian Republic on the Quirinal Hill, the tallest of the seven hills of Rome....
.

Before 1871, the Quirinal Palace
Quirinal Palace

The Quirinal Palace is the official residence of the President of the Italian Republic on the Quirinal Hill, the tallest of the seven hills of Rome....
 was the Pope's official residence. After the final overthrow of the Papal States
Papal States

The Papal States, State of the Church or Pontifical States were one of the major historical states of Italy from roughly the 6th century until the Italian peninsula was unified in 1861 by the Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia ....
 in 1870, the King of Italy
King of Italy

King of Italy is a title adopted by many rulers of the Italian peninsula after the fall of the Roman Empire. Until 1870, however, no ?King of Italy? ruled the whole peninsula, though some pretended to such authority....
 confiscated that palace in 1871, making it the King's official residence. After the abolition of the Italian monarchy in 1946 it became the residence of the President of the Italian Republic.

Popular culture

The Apostolic Palace appears as a Wonder of the World in the Beyond the Sword
Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword

Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword is the second official expansion pack of the critically-acclaimed turn-based strategy video game Civilization IV....
 expansion for Sid Meier's Civilization IV
Civilization IV

Sid Meier's Civilization IV is a turn-based strategy Personal computer game released in 2005 and developed by game designer Soren Johnson under the direction of Sid Meier and Meier's video game developer Firaxis Games....
, though the graphic representation is that of St. Peter's Basilica
St. Peter's Basilica

The Basilica of Saint Peter , officially known in Italian language as the Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano and commonly known as St. Peter's Basilica, is located within the Vatican City....
.

See also

  • Borgia Apartment
    Borgia Apartment

    The Borgia Apartment is a suite of rooms in the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican City....
  • Clementine Hall
    Clementine Hall

    The Clementine Hall is a hall of the Apostolic Palace near St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City. It was established in the 17th century by Pope Clement XIV in honor of Pope Clement I, the third successor of St....
  • Domus Sanctae Marthae
    Domus Sanctae Marthae

    The Domus Sanct? Marth? is a building completed in 1996 adjacent to Saint Peter's Basilica in the Vatican City built during the reign of Pope John Paul II....
  • Papal Gentlemen
    Papal Gentlemen

    The Papal Gentlemen, also called the Gentlemen of His Holiness, are the attendants of the pope and his Papal Household in Vatican City. They serve in the Apostolic Palace near St....

Publications

The Vatican–its History–its Treasures (New York, 1914) was written by various scholars connected with the Vatican and edited by Ernesto Begni and others. Briefer and more popular accounts M. K. Potter's The Art of the Vatican (new edition, Boston, 1903), and D. B. W. Sladen
Douglas Sladen

File:Douglas Sladen.jpgDouglas Brooke Wheelton Sladen was an English people author. He studied at Trinity College, Oxford, and went to Australia , where he became the first professor of history in the University of Sydney....
's, How to See the Vatican (New York, 1914).