Vatican City
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Triumph of Christianity by Tommaso Laureti (1530-1602), ceiling painting in the Sala di Constantino, Vatican Palace. Images like this one celebrate the destruction of ancient pagan culture and the victory of Christianity.
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Vatican City which translates literally as State of the City of the Vatican, is a landlocked sovereign city-state whose territory consists of a walled enclave within the city of Rome, Italy. It has an area of approximately Template:Convert, and a population of just over 800.
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See also
- List of diplomatic missions of the Holy See
- List of Popes
- Vatican
- Passetto di Borgo
- The Vatican Today News Portal
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