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Catholic Word of the Day: ARCHIVES, VATICAN, 05-02-09
CatholicReference.net ^ | 05-02-09 | Fr. John Hardon's Modern Catholic Dictionary

Posted on 05/02/2009 12:52:21 PM PDT by Salvation

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ARCHIVES, VATICAN

Collections of documents pertaining to the affairs of the Holy See. Since apostolic times, the popes preserved writings of importance, but most of the material before Pope Innocent III (1161-1216) has been destroyed or has disappeared. Pope Paul V (1552-1621) established a central repository of documents of the Holy See. In 1881, Pope Leo XIII opened these archives to scholars for consultation. The Vatican Archives are connected with the Archivist School, which before 1968 was the annual Archivist Institute, first established by Pope Pius XI in 1923. The archives of the Holy See contain tens of thousands of documents and are the most important center of historical research in the world.

All items in this dictionary are from Fr. John Hardon's Modern Catholic Dictionary, © Eternal Life. Used with permission.


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Has anyone studied in Rome and been able to peruse these archives?

Wow, what a historical treasure!

1 posted on 05/02/2009 12:52:21 PM PDT by Salvation
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2 posted on 05/02/2009 12:55:04 PM PDT by Salvation ( †With God all things are possible.†)
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Virtual tour of the Vatican Archives here.

Looks like a great site.

However, I am helping with a First Communion Mass this afternoon, so must go. Bye.

3 posted on 05/02/2009 1:00:18 PM PDT by Salvation ( †With God all things are possible.†)
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