Properties of the Holy See explained
| Whs: | World Heritage properties in Holy See (extraterritorial properties in Rome) |
| Image Upright: | 1.21 |
| Part Of: | Historic Centre of Rome, the Properties of the Holy See in that City Enjoying Extraterritorial Rights and San Paolo Fuori le Mura |
| Location: | Rome |
| Criteria: | (i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(vi) |
| Id: | 91ter |
| Coordinates: | 41.8902°N 12.4923°W |
| Year: | 1980 |
| Extension: | 1990, 2015 |
| Area: | 38.9ha |
The properties of the Holy See are regulated by the 1929 Lateran Treaty signed with the Kingdom of Italy. Although part of Italian territory, some of them enjoy extraterritoriality similar to those of foreign embassies, including tax exemptions.[1] [2] Those living within these properties are still required to obtain the legal documents necessary to live in the host country. For example, American seminarians at the Pontifical North American College must have an Italian visa, despite both living and studying in extraterritorial properties of the Holy See.
Outside Vatican City but inside Rome
Extraterritorial property
- Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran (Arcibasilica di San Giovanni in Laterano)
- Basilica of Saint Mary Major (Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore)
- Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls (Basilica di San Paolo fuori le Mura) (the complex includes also the Benedictine monastery, the Pontifical Oratory of San Paolo and the Pontifical Beda College).
- Lateran Palace, Lateran University, the Scala Santa and adjoining buildings,
- Palace of St Callixtus (Palazzo San Callisto) - home of the Pontifical Council Cor Unum.
- Certain buildings on the Gianicolo Hill, namely the Pontifical Urbaniana University, the Pontifical North American College, the Ukrainian Pontifical College of Saint Josaphat, the Romanian Pontifical College and the Bambino Gesù Hospital.
- Palazzo della Cancelleria between the Corso Vittorio Emanuele II and Campo de' Fiori.
- Palazzo di Propaganda Fide (the Palace of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples) in the Piazza di Spagna.
- Palace of the Holy Office - home of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith in the Piazza del Sant'Uffizio and adjacent to the Basilica of St. Peter.
- Palace of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches (formerly Palazzo dei Convertendi in Piazza Scossacavalli), in Via della Conciliazione (rione of Borgo)
- Palazzo Pio in Via della Conciliazione (in exchange for Palazzo della Dataria)
- Palace of the Vicariate (also called Palazzo Maffei Marescotti) in Via della Pigna off the Corso Vittorio Emanuele II near the Piazza del Gesù
- Pontifical Minor Roman Seminary
- Campo Santo Teutonico
- The larger part of Paul VI Audience Hall (the rostrum with the papal throne, however, is part of Vatican territory).
- The Jesuit Curia Complex
Non-extraterritorial property
Former extraterritorial property
- Palazzo della Datarìa near the Quirinal Palace (not a property of the Holy See anymore; exchanged for Palazzo Pio)[3]
Outside Rome
Extraterritorial property
Non-extraterritorial property
The Fundamental Accord, signed in 1993, grants property rights and tax exemptions to the Holy See over various Christian holy sites in Israel, but the agreement was never finalized because of diplomatic problems between the Vatican and Israeli governments.
See also
Notes and References
- see Article 13, 14, 15 and 16 in the Lateran Treaty
- Web site: CIA - The World Factbook -- Holy See (Vatican City). Central Intelligence Agency. 2006-12-19. 2007-01-03 .
- Web site: Zone exterritoriali vaticane. Website of the Holy See. 2009-12-08.
