Properties of the Holy See

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Outside Vatican City but inside Rome

• Basilica of St. John Lateran (Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano)
• Basilica of St. Mary Major
  Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore
  
  The Basilica of Saint Mary Major , is an Ancient Rome Roman Catholic Church basilica of Rome. It is one of the Basilica#The major basilicas or Basilica#Papal and patriarchal basilicas in Rome, which, together with Basilica di San Lorenzo fuori le Mura, were formerly referred to as the five "patriarchal basilicas" of Rome, associated with the...
   (Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore)
• Basilica of St. Paul outside the Walls
  Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls
  
  The Basilica of St Paul Outside the Walls or St Paul-without-the-Walls is one of four church es considered to be the great Ancient Rome basilicas of Rome....
   (Basilica di San Paolo fuori le Mura), including the monastery
• 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....
  , University
  Pontifical Lateran University
  
  The Pontifical Lateran University is a Pontifical University in Rome. The institution has four faculties: the faculty of Theology, the faculty of Philosophy and the faculties of Civil Law and Canon Law....
   and adjoining buildings,
• Palace of St Callixtus (San Callisto)
• Certain Buildings on the Gianicolo Hill, namely the Pontifical Urbaniana University
  Pontifical Urbaniana University
  
  The Pontifical Urbaniana University is a pontifical university belonging to the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples. The origins of the university date back to Pope Urban VIII with his papal bull Immortalis Dei Filius....
  , the Pontifical North American College
  Pontifical North American College
  
  The Pontifical North American College is a Roman Catholic Church educational institution in Rome, Italy. It was founded in 1859 by Blessed Pope Pius IX in a former Dominican and Visitation Convent, the Casa Santa Maria, located in the historic center of Rome near the Trevi Fountain....
  , and the Bambino Gesù hospital.
• Palace of the Holy Apostles attached to the Basilica dei Santi Apostoli.
• Palace attached to the Church of San Carlo ai Catinari
  San Carlo ai Catinari
  
  San Carlo ai Catinari also called Santi Biagio e Carlo ai Catinari is an early-Baroque style churches of Rome.The attribute ai Catinari refers to the presence, at the time of its construction, of many dishmaker shops in the same street of the church....
  
• Palazzo della Dataria near 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....
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• Palazzo della Cancelleria
  Palazzo della Cancelleria
  
  The Palazzo della Cancelleria is a palace in Rome, situated between the present Corso Vittorio Emanuele II and the Campo de' Fiori, in the rione of Parione....
   between the Corso Vittorio Emanuele and Campo de' Fiori
  Campo de' Fiori
  
  Campo dei Fiori is a rectangular piazza near Piazza Navona in Rome, on the border of Rioni of Rome Parione and Regola . Campo dei Fiori, translated literally from Italian language, means "field of flowers." The name was first given during the Middle Ages when the area was actually a Field ....
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• Palace of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples
  Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples
  
  The Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples is the congregation of the Roman Curia responsible for missionary work and related activities....
   ("Palazzo di Propaganda Fide") in the Piazza di Spagna.
• Palace of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
  Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
  
  The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith , previously known as the Supreme Sacred Congregation of the Universal Inquisition, and sometimes simply called the Holy Office is the oldest of the nine congregation of the Roman Curia....
   in the Piazza del Sant'Uffizio and adjacent to the Basilica of St. Peter.
• Palace of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches
  Congregation for the Oriental Churches
  
  The Congregation for the Oriental Churches is the congregation of the Roman Curia responsible for contact with the Eastern Catholic Churches for the sake of assisting their development, protecting their rights and also maintaining whole and entire in the one Catholic Church, alongside the liturgical, disciplinary and spiritual patrimony of...
   (formerly Palace of the Convertendi in Piazza Scossacavalli), in Via della Conciliazione
  Via della Conciliazione
  
  Via della Conciliazione is a street in the rione of Borgo within Rome. Roughly 500 m in length, it connects Saint Peter's Square to the Castel Sant'Angelo on the western bank of the Tiber....
   (rione
  Rione
  
  Rione is the name given to a ward in several Italian cities, the best-known of which is rioni of Rome. Unlike a quartiere, a rione is usually an official administrative subdivision....
   of Borgo
  Borgo (rione of Rome)
  
  Borgo , is the 14th historic district of Rome. It lies on the west bank of the Tiber, and has a trapezoidal shape. Its Coat of Arms shows a lion , lying in front of three mounts and a star....
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• Palace of the Vicariato in Via della Pigna off the Corso Vittorio Emanuele near the Piazza del Gesù
• Collegio Bellarmino in Via del Seminario near the Church of Sant'Ignazio
  Sant'Ignazio
  
  The Church of Saint Ignatius of Loyola at Campus Martius is Roman Catholic titular church dedicated to Ignatius of Loyola, the founder of the Society of Jesus, located in Rome, Italy....
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• Pontifical Gregorian University
  Pontifical Gregorian University
  
  Pontifical Gregorian University is a pontifical university located in Rome, Italy. Heir of the Roman College founded by St Ignatius of Loyola over 450 years ago, the Gregorian University was the first Jesuit University....
   facing on Piazza della Pilotta.
• Pontifical Biblical Institute
  Pontifical Biblical Institute
  
  The Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome, Italy is an institution of the Holy See run by the Jesuits that offers instruction at the university level....
   on Piazza della Pilotta.
• Archaeological Institute, Pontifical Oriental Institute
  Pontifical Oriental Institute
  
  The Pontifical Oriental Institute is the premier center for the study of Eastern Christianity in Rome, Italy.The pontifical university was established in 1917 by Pope Benedict XV....
  , Lombard College & the Russian College on Piazza Santa Maria Maggiore.
• The two Palaces of Sant'Apollinare between the Piazza Sant'Apollinare & Via della Serola.
• The House of Retreat for the Clergy of Saints John & Paul, including the Nympheum of Nero, on the Caelian Hill
  Caelian Hill
  
  The Caelian Hill is one of the famous seven hills of Rome of Rome. Under reign of Tullus Hostilius, the entire population of Alba Longa was forcibly resettled on the Caelian Hill....
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• Campo Santo Teutonico

Outside Rome

• Pontifical Palace, Villa Barberini and the Villa Cybo (plus adjacent gardens) in the town of 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....
   (around 55 hectares).
• Area of Santa Maria di Galeria, where the antennas of Radio Vaticana are located. The area was donated by Italy
  Italy
  
  Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
   to the Holy See in the 1950s.

Ceded to the Holy See, but without extraterritorial status

• The Basilica of the Holy House (Santa Casa) at Loreto
  Loreto (AN)
  
  Loreto is a hilltown and comune of the Italy province of Ancona, in the Marche. It is mostly famous as the seat of the Basilica della Santa Casa, a popular Catholic pilgrimage site....
  , Province of Ancona
  Province of Ancona
  
  The Province of Ancona is a Provinces of Italy in the Marche region of central Italy. Its capital is the city of Ancona. The province has an area of 1940 km? and a 2006 population of 465,906 in 49 comune , see Comunes of the Province of Ancona....
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• The Basilica of St Francis
  Basilica of San Francesco d'Assisi
  
  The Basilica of San Francesco d'Assisi in Assisi, Italy, is the burial place of Francis of Assisi and the mother church of the Franciscan Order....
   at Assisi
  Assisi
  
  Assisi , is a town in Italy in province of Perugia, Italy, in the Umbria Regions of Italy, on the western flank of Monte Subasio. It is the birthplace of St Francis of Assisi, who founded the Franciscan religious order in the town in 1208, and Clare of Assisi , the founder of the Poor Clares....
  , Province of Perugia
  Province of Perugia
  
  The Province of Perugia is the larger of the two Provinces of Italy in the Umbria region of Italy, comprising two-thirds of both the area and population of the region....
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• The Basilica of St Anthony
  Basilica of Saint Anthony of Padua
  
  The Basilica of Saint Anthony of Padua is the largest church in Padua, Italy. Although the Basilica is visited as a place of pilgrimage by people from all over the world, it is not the titular cathedral of the city, a title belonging to the Cathedral of Padua....
   at Padua
  Padua
  
  Padua is a city in the Veneto, northern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Padua and the economic and communications hub of the area. Padua's population is 212,500 ....
  , Province of Padua
  Province of Padua
  
  The Province of Padua is a Provinces of Italy in the Veneto region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Padua.It has an area of 2,142 km?, and a total population of 849,857 ....
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