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Meanings of State of the Vatican City in English

Portuguese
vaticano
Spanish
santa sede

The smallest sovereign state in the world; the see of the Pope (as the Bishop of Rome); home of the Pope and the central administration of the Roman Catholic Church; achieved independence from Italy in 1929.

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vaticano

A sovereign city-state in Rome.

Synonyms
Examples for "the holy see"
Examples for "the holy see"
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He was employed frequently in most important commissions, both by the holy see and by the king.
The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Other Principal Saints. J...
2
He found the emperor the virtual patron of the holy see: he wrested that power from his hands.
Outlines of Universal History, Designed as a Text-book and for P...
3
It is the decision of the Holy See; St. Peter has spoken.'
Eminent Victorians
4
The fact is that on the morrow the Holy See was vacant.
The Companions of Jehu
5
Anne, and even yet return to the obedience of the Holy See.
The King's Achievement
1
Vatican City was ranked most stable, followed by Sweden, Luxembourg and Monaco.
Reuters
2
Twenty-four hours later, he had almost lost his life inside Vatican City.
The Da Vinci Code
3
The geographical cross missed Rome and Vatican City by over fifty miles.
Sign of the cross
4
It connected Vatican City with the pope's summer palace at Castel Gandolfo.
Wired
5
It paralleled the Leonine Wall, the stone-and-mortar cliff that enclosed Vatican City.
Map of bones
Translations for State of the Vatican City
Spanish
santa sede