The Vatican Secret Archives at the XXVII edition of the Turin International Book Fair (Turin, Lingotto, May 8th to 12th, 2014)
autograph letter by Charles Albert, king of Sardinia to Pius IX (Vigevano, August 10th, 1848), the letter with the autograph signature by Camillo ...
/content/aav/en/news/news/lingotto-torino.html - Dec 4, 2019 -
Notice to the Researchers
After Pope Francis’ announcement of the next opening of the Archives on March, 2nd 2020 (pontificate of Pius XII, 1939-1958), we specify that the ...
/content/aav/en/news/news/pontificate-Pio-XII.html - Mar 5, 2019 -
Apostolic Letter in the form of a Motu proprio for the change of the name of the Vatican Secret Archive to the Vatican Apostolic Archive
provision, will extend until the end of the pontificate of Pius XII), and because of the increase in the number of researchers who are admitted daily ...
/content/aav/en/news/news/Motu-Proprio-AAV.html - Dec 4, 2019 -
Arrangement of the fond Commissione Centrale per l’Arte Sacra in Italia
The Central Papal Commission for Religious Works of Art in Italy was established by Pope Pius XI on 1924 September 1 as an advisory and executive ...
/content/aav/en/attivita/ricerca-e-conservazione/progetti/inventariazione/commissione-centrale-per-larte-sacra-in-italia.html - Dec 4, 2019 -
Carte Kanzler-Vannutelli
commander of the papal army and Arms Pro-Minster of Pope Pius IX, the German General Hermann Kanzler (1822-1888), as well the letters and the diaries ...
/content/aav/en/attivita/ricerca-e-conservazione/progetti/inventariazione/carte-kanzler-vannutelli.html - Dec 4, 2019 -
CAV 88
POELS Henricus van de Wetering or Willem van Rossum? Pope Pius X’s choice of the first Dutch cardinal Karim SCHELKENS From Superno Dei Nutu to ...
/content/aav/en/attivita/ricerca-e-conservazione/pubblicazioni/collane-editoriali---collectanea-archivi-vaticani--cav-/cav-88.html - Dec 4, 2019 -
Bunker and storerooms
13,000 linear metres of iron shelving on the orders of Pius XI. The so-called «Soffittoni», the rooms above the Gallery of Maps in the Vatican ...
/content/aav/en/l-archivio/ambienti/bunker-e-depositi.html - Jan 7, 2020 -
The Piano Nobile
present-day Archivio Apostolico Vaticano lies in the Pius IV wing and contains the suite of three rooms Paul V reserved for the initial collection of ...
/content/aav/en/l-archivio/ambienti/piano-nobile.html - Dec 20, 2019 -
Historical background
The pope appointed Michele Lonigo “prefect of the bulls and registers of the Vatican Library” to supervise the new archives. 1612 January 31. Paul V ...
/content/aav/en/l-archivio/note-storiche.html - Jan 20, 2020 -
Notice to the Researchers
After Pope Francis’ announcement of the next opening of the Archives on March, 2nd 2020 (pontificate of Pius XII, 1939-1958), we specify that the ...
/content/aav/en/news/notices/pontificate-Pio-XII.html - Jun 10, 2021 -