Papal States - Wikipedia
WEBThe Papal States (/ ˈ p eɪ p ə l / PAY-pəl; Italian: Stato Pontificio; Latin: Dicio Pontificia), officially the State of the Church (Italian: Stato della Chiesa [ˈstaːto della ˈkjɛːza]; Latin: Status Ecclesiasticus), were a conglomeration of territories on the Apennine Peninsula under the direct sovereign rule of the Pope from 756 ...
Papal States | Italian History, Papacy & Politics | Britannica
WEBPapal States, territories of central Italy over which the pope had sovereignty from 756 to 1870. Included were the modern Italian regions of Lazio (Latium), Umbria, and Marche and part of Emilia-Romagna, though the extent of the territory, along with the degree of papal control, varied over the centuries.
Papal States summary | Britannica
WEBPapal States, Italian Stati Pontifici, Territories of central Italy over which the pope had sovereignty from 756 to 1870. The extent of the territory and the degree of papal control varied over the centuries.
The Origin and Decline of the Papal States - ThoughtCo
WEBFeb 11, 2019 · The Papal States were territories in central Italy that were directly governed by the papacy—not only spiritually but in a temporal, secular sense. The extent of papal control, which officially began in 756 and lasted until 1870, varied over the centuries, as did the geographical boundaries of the region.
Italy - Papal States, Vatican City, Rome | Britannica
WEBThe Papal States. The papacy engaged in often flamboyant political maneuvers, especially during the reign of Julius II (1503–13), and in the architectural and intellectual renewal of Rome.
What Were the Papal States? - WorldAtlas
WEBNov 28, 2018 · The Papal States were territories in central Italy under the direct rule of the papacy. The states were also known as the State of the Church, the Republic of St Peter, the Pontified States, or the Church States.
Papal States - New World Encyclopedia
WEBThe Papal States comprised those territories over which the Pope was the ruler in a civil as well as a spiritual sense before 1870. This governing power is commonly called the temporal power of the Pope, as opposed to his ecclesiastical primacy. The papal states were also referred to as the patrimony of Saint Peter (Patrimonium Sancti Petri).
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