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    Holy See (Latin: Sancta Sedes, lit. 'Holy Chair', Ecclesiastical Latin: [ˈsaŋkta ˈsedes]; Italian: Santa Sede [ˈsanta ˈsɛːde]), also called the See of...
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  • The Holy See has long been recognised as a subject of international law and as an active participant in international relations. One observer has stated...
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    by the Holy See or by Vatican City State. The state can issue normal passports for its citizens; the Holy See (see Legal status of the Holy See) issues...
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  • The legal status of the Holy See, the ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Catholic Church in Rome, both in state practice and according to the writing of...
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    exclusive dominion, and sovereign authority and jurisdiction" of the Holy See, itself a sovereign entity under international law, which maintains the...
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    The Holy See exercised political and secular influence, as distinguished from its spiritual and pastoral activity, while the pope ruled the Papal States...
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    Diocese of Rome, known as the Holy See, is the central governing authority of the church. The administrative body of the Holy See, the Roman Curia, has its...
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  • The Holy See is the apostolic episcopal see of the bishop of Rome, known as the Pope. Holy See may also refer to: Holy See of Alexandria, see of the Coptic...
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    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...
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  • decorations, and medals of the Holy See include titles, chivalric orders, distinctions and medals honoured by the Holy See, with the Pope as the fount of...
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    Italy, creating the new independent state of Vatican City governed by the Holy See. The flag is a vertical bicolour of yellow and white, with the white half...
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    ambassador of the United States to the Holy See is the official representative of the United States of America to the Holy See, the leadership of the Catholic...
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  • Apostolic Church. The Catholicos of All Armenians resides in the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. In 1922 the American Committee for Relief in the Near East...
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    Holy See–Italy relations are the special relations between the Holy See, which is sovereign over the Vatican City, and the Italian Republic. Relations...
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    relations between the People's Republic of China (PRC) and the Holy See. The Holy See instead recognizes the Republic of China (Taiwan) as the representative...
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    The coat of arms of the Holy See combines two crossed keys and a tiara, used as the official emblem of the Holy See, and by extension the wider Catholic...
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    Ambassador to the Holy See is Joe Donnelly, who replaced the ad interim Chargé d'Affaires, Patrick Connell, on April 11, 2021. The Holy See is represented...
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    Agreement between the Holy See and the State of Palestine. In 2017, a Palestinian embassy to the Holy See was opened. The Holy See had maintained relations...
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    Diplomatic relations between the Holy See and the State of Israel, as well as a concordat defining the status and fiscal and property rights of the Catholic...
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  • The Holy See is not a member of the United Nations (not having applied for membership) but was granted permanent observer state (i.e., non-member state)...
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    elect a new one if he died. After the death or resignation of a pope, the Holy See enters a period of sede vacante. In this case the particular church is...
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  • (Latin: Romana Curia) comprises the administrative institutions of the Holy See and the central body through which the affairs of the Roman Catholic Church...
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  • The Church of Antioch (Arabic: كنيسة أنطاكية, romanized: kánīsa ʾanṭākiya; Arabic pronunciation: [ka.niː.sa ʔan.tˤaː.ki.ja]) was the first of the five...
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    India-Holy See relations are the bilateral relations between the India and Holy See, which is sovereign over the Vatican City. Formal bilateral relations...
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  • Vatican in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Vatican may refer to: The Holy See, the governing body of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church and city-state...
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  • the Holy See is called a Concordat. This is a list. Treaty of Melfi (1059; Normans) Treaty of Ceprano (1080) (Normans) Concordat of Worms (1122; Holy Roman...
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    A Holy Door (Latin: Porta Sancta) is traditionally an entrance portal located within the Papal major basilicas in Rome. The doors are normally sealed by...
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    Ninh Holy See (Vietnamese: Tòa Thánh Tây Ninh Vietnamese pronunciation: [twaː˨˩ tʰan˦˥ təj˧˧ nɨn˧˧]), is a religious building in the Cao Dai Holy See complex...
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  • of State and performs all the political and diplomatic functions of the Holy See. The Secretariat is divided into three sections: the Section for General...
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    society of apostolic life in 1988. Tensions between the society and the Holy See climaxed in 1988 with the Écône consecrations: Archbishop Lefebvre consecrated...
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