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Vatikan
(isim) Vatikan
Vatikanlı
Vatican City Vatikan
papalık

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vatican city
vatikan şehri
vatican palace
vatican sarayı
Vatican City
Vatikan Devleti
Roman Catholicism
Katoliklik
the Vatican
(papanın resmi konutu olan) Vatikan sarayı
the Vatican
Vatikan

Rusya, dünyadaki en büyük devlettir ve Vatikan dünyadaki en küçük devlettir. - Russia is the biggest state in the world, and The Vatican is the smallest state in the world.

Vatikan Kütüphanesi dünyadaki en eski kütüphanelerden biridir. - The Vatican Library is one of the oldest libraries in the world.

English - English
Relating to the Vatican City state
Roman Catholicism
The papal government; the papacy
The official residence of the Pope within Vatican City
{n} a magnificent palace of the pope in Rome
The Vatican is the city state in Rome ruled by the Pope which is the centre of the Roman Catholic Church. You can also use the Vatican to refer to the Pope or his officials. The president had an audience with the Pope in the Vatican. the Vatican a) the large palace in Rome where the Pope (=head of the Roman Catholic Church) lives and works b) the government of the Pope (Vaticanus (in Rome)). Vatican City State of the Vatican City Vatican Council Second Vatican Museums and Galleries Vatican Palace
{i} palace and grounds in Rome belonging to the Pope, Vatican Palace; authority and government of the pope
A magnificent assemblage of buildings at Rome, near the church of St
Peter, including the pope's palace, a museum, a library, a famous chapel, etc
the residence of the Catholic Pope in the Vatican City

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Vatican City
A country in Europe, located in Rome, Italy. Official name: State of the Vatican City; The Holy See
Vatican roulette
The rhythm method, and other types of contraception acceptable to the Catholic church; but considered unreliable by many
Vatican City
An independent papal state on the Tiber River within Rome, Italy. Created by the Lateran Treaty signed by Pope Pius XI and Victor Emmanuel III of Italy in 1929, it issues its own currency and postage stamps and has its own newspaper and broadcasting facilities. The government is run by a lay governor and council, all responsible to the pope. Population: 766. the independent state within Italy in the city of Rome which contains the Vatican and has its own passports, money, etc. It has buildings which contain many of the greatest works of art in the world. Population: 1,000 (1995). in full State of the Vatican City Independent papal state, southern Europe, within the commune of Rome, Italy
Vatican City
independent state located within the city of Rome and ruled by the pope, world center of the Catholic Church
Vatican Council
Either of two ecumenical councils of the Roman Catholic Church, the First Vatican Council (1869-1870) and the Second Vatican Council (1962-1965), convoked by Pius IX and John XXIII, respectively. The First is noted for its affirmation of papal infallibility, and the Second resulted in the revision of most of the liturgy, the replacement of Latin with vernacular languages in rites, and more open relationships with non-Catholic denominations. either of two important series of meetings in the Roman Catholic Church, in which leading members of the church discussed questions of belief and practice. The First Vatican Council (1869-70) developed the idea that the Pope was infallible (=always right when talking about matters of belief) . The Second Vatican Council (1962-65) discussed the relationship of the church with the modern world, and one of its results was that church services began to use modern languages instead of Latin
Vatican Museums and Galleries
Institutions and papal palaces in Vatican City housing the art collections of the popes since the beginning of the 15th century. Among the many separate museums are the 18th-century Pio-Clementino Museum, which exhibits the collection of Classical sculpture that originated in 1503-13 with Julius II; the exhibition rooms in the Vatican Library; and the Sistine Chapel. The Vatican collections are most famous for their Classical statues (including Apollo Belvedere, Belvedere Torso, and Laocoön) but also contain important examples of Egyptian and early Christian art. The Pinacoteca ("Picture Gallery"), founded by Pius VI in 1797, contains Italian religious paintings and Russian and Byzantine art. In 1956 a modern-art collection was begun with secular works by such artists as Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Georges Seurat, Vincent van Gogh, Henri Matisse, and Pablo Picasso. The Vatican collections are among the largest and most important in the world
Vatican Palace
Pope's residence since the late 14th century, located north of St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican. First enclosed in 850, the irregularly walled compound contains gardens (begun by Nero), courtyards, living quarters, galleries, the Vatican Museums and Library, and other facilities. The residence, with more than 1,400 rooms, was begun in the 13th century by Pope Nicholas III. Nicholas V founded the Vatican Library. Under Julius II, Giovanni dei Dolci built the Sistine Chapel, noted for its spectacular interior artwork including Michelangelo's ceiling; Donato Bramante completed the palace's northern facade and planned the immense Belvedere court; and Raphael painted his masterpieces in the palace. Antonio da Sangallo the Younger, employed by Paul III, designed the Sala Regia (Royal Hall) and Pauline Chapel, decorated by Michelangelo. Several chapels, along with Ottaviano Mascherino's famous Gallery of Maps, date from the late 16th century. Domenico Fontana added a wing of apartments and the present library building under Sixtus V. In the Baroque period, Urban VIII built the Matilda Chapel and, under Alexander VII, Gian Lorenzo Bernini built the Scala Regia (Royal Stairway)
vatican city
the capital of the State of the Vatican City
vatican council
The council held under Pope Pius IX
vatican council
in Vatican at Rome, in 1870, which promulgated the dogma of papal infallibility
City of the Vatican
state inside the city of Rome where the Pope and the heads of the Catholic church reside
Second Vatican Council
v. (1962-65) 21st ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic church, announced by Pope John XXIII. It has come to symbolize the church's readiness to acknowledge the circumstances of the modern world. Among the most notable of the 16 documents enacted were the "Dogmatic Constitution on the Church," which treats church hierarchy and provides for greater involvement of laypeople in the church; the "Dogmatic Constitution of Divine Revelation," which maintains an open attitude toward scholarly study of the Bible; the "Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy," which provides for the use of vernacular languages in the mass in place of Latin; and the "Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the World of Today," which acknowledges the profound changes humanity has experienced in the modern world and attempts to relate the church to contemporary culture. Observers from other Christian churches were invited to the council in a gesture of ecumenism
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