Vatican Apostolic Archives
central repository in the Vatican City for all of the acts promulgated by the Holy See
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Summary
Vatican Apostolic Archives is a church archive[1]. It draws 2,988 Wikipedia views per month (church archive category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Vatican City[3]
- Country: Vatican City[4]
- Instance of: national archives[5], office of the Roman Curia[6]
- Headquarters location: Cortile del Belvedere[7]
- Commons category: Vatican Apostolic Archive[8]
- Chairperson: Giovanni Cesare Pagazzi[9]
- Inception: 1612[10], January 31, 1612[11]
- Parent organization or unit: Holy See[12]
- Official website: https://www.archivioapostolicovaticano.va/[13]
- Email address: mailto:archivio@aav.va[14]
- Phone number: +39 06 69883314[15], +39 06 69883211[16]
- Present in work: Angels & Demons[17]
- Native label: Archivum Apostolicum Vaticanum[18]
- Short name: AAV[19]
- Position held by head of the organization: Archivist of the Vatican Archive[20], Prefect of the Vatican Archives[21]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikidata:Gruppo Wikidata per Musei, Archivi e Biblioteche/BIB[22]
- Street address: Cortile del Belvedere - 00120 Città del Vaticano[23]
Why It Matters
Vatican Apostolic Archives has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 57 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]