Vatican
The Holy See
- The Holy See, the governing body of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church and city-state of Vatican City, consisting of the pope and the Roman Curia
- A metonym for the governance of the Roman Catholic Church, particularly when attributing doctrine
- Roman Curia, the administrative apparatus of the Holy See
- Vatican Library, of the Roman Curia.
- Vatican Apostolic Archive, which were separated from the Vatican Library in the 17th century
- Vatican Publishing House, the publisher of official documents of the Holy See, separated from the Vatican Library in 1926
Vatican City
- Vatican City, the city-state governed by the Holy See in Rome, Italy, including St. Peter's Basilica, Sistine Chapel, Vatican Museums. As governed by the Holy See, it is ruled by the pope.
- Apostolic Palace, the official residence of the pope on the Vatican Hill, sometimes called the Vatican Palace
- St. Peter's Basilica, principal church on the Vatican Hill, also known as the Vatican Basilica
- Vatican Museums, contain cultural wealth of the Vatican
Geography
- Ager Vaticanus, the alluvial plain on the right bank of the Tiber down to the Aventine hill and up to the confluence of the Cremera creek
- Vatican Hill, a hill in Rome on the opposite side of the Tiber from the traditional seven hills of Rome
Other uses
- Vatican, Louisiana, an unincorporated community in the United States
- The Vatican (mixtape), a mixtape by Natas
- Vatican Miracle Examiner, a 2016 Japanese light novel series
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