Aurelio
District of Rome
Latium - Italy

Geography of Vatican City

The geography of Vatican City is unique due to the country's position as an urban, landlocked enclave of Rome, Italy. With an area of 0.17 sq mi, it is the world's smallest independent state. Outside the Vatican City, thirteen buildings in Rome and Castel Gandolfo (the pope's summer residence) enjoy extraterritorial rights. (One building, the Paul VI Audience Hall, straddles the border, but its Italian portion has extraterritorial rights.

Located at 41.9028, 12.4525 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Geography of Vatican City

Vatican Hill

Vatican Hill is a hill located across the Tiber river from the traditional seven hills of Rome. It is the location of St. Peter's Basilica.

Located at 41.9036, 12.4503 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Hills of Rome, Geography of Vatican City

Vatican Radio

Vatican Radio is the official broadcasting service of the Vatican. Set up in 1931 by Guglielmo Marconi, today its programs are offered in 47 languages, and are sent out on short wave, medium wave, FM, satellite and the Internet. The Jesuit Order has been charged with the management of Vatican Radio since its inception.

Located at 41.9039, 12.45 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Vatican City radio, Catholic radio stations, European Broadcasting Union members, External services (broadcasting), Radio during World War II, Radio stations established in 1931, Vatican City media

Pontifical academy

A pontifical academy is an academic honorary society established by or under the direction of the Holy See. Some were in existence well before they were accepted as "Pontifical.

Located at 41.9042, 12.4525 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Roman Curia, Pontifical Academy

Pontifical Academy of Sciences

The Pontifical Academy of Sciences (Latin Pontificia Academia Scientiarum) is a scientific academy of the Vatican, established in 1936 by Pope Pius XI. It is placed under the protection of the reigning Supreme Pontiff. Its aim is to promote the progress of the mathematical, physical and natural sciences and the study of related epistemological problems.

Located at 41.9042, 12.4525 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Pontifical Academy of Sciences, National academies of sciences, Organizations based in Vatican City, Organizations established in 1936, Religion and science, Roman Catholic Church organisation, Roman Catholic cleric–scientists, Roman Catholicism and science

Villa Doria Pamphili

The Villa Doria Pamphili is a seventeenth century villa with what is today the largest landscaped public park in Rome, Italy. It is located in the quarter of Monteverde, on the Gianicolo (or the Roman Janiculum), just outside the Porta San Pancrazio in the ancient walls of Rome where the ancient road of the Via Aurelia commences.

Located at 41.888, 12.451 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Pamphili family, Gardens in Rome, Landscape design history, Villas in Rome

Holy Ghost Fathers

The Congregation of the Holy Spirit (full title, Congregation of the Holy Spirit under the protection of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, or in Latin, Congregatio Sancti Spiritus sub tutela Immaculati Cordis Beatissimae Virginis Mariae, and thus abbreviated C.S. Sp. ) is a Roman Catholic congregation of priests, lay brothers, and since Vatican II, lay associates.

Located at 41.915, 12.4453 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Roman Catholic teaching orders, Roman Catholic missionary orders, 1703 establishments, Religious organizations established in the 1700s, Roman Catholic religious institutes established in the 18th century, Holy Ghost Fathers

Casina Pio IV

The Casina Pio IV (or Villa Pia) is a patrician villa in Vatican City which is now home to the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences and the Pontifical Academy of St. Thomas Aquinas. The predecessor of the present complex structure was begun in the spring of 1558 by Pope Paul IV in the Vatican Gardens, west of the Cortile del Belvedere.

Located at 41.9042, 12.4525 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Palaces in Vatican City, Buildings and structures completed in 1562

San Gregorio VII

The Church of Saint Gregory VII (Italian: Chiesa di San Gregorio VII) is a Roman Catholic parish church on the Via del Cottolengo (Via Gregorio VII), Rome dedicated to Saint Gregory VII. It was built by Mario Paniconi and Giulio Pediconi from 1960 to 1961, to serve a parish erected by Pope Pius XII in 1952. Its roof is held by 10 concrete piers, and is structurally independent of the walls, which end before they reach the roof (the empty space between them being filled with glass).

Located at 41.8982, 12.4501 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Titular churches in Rome, Religious organizations established in 1952, Roman Catholic churches completed in 1961, 12th-century church buildings, Roman Catholic congregations established in the 20th century, Roman Catholic churches in Rome

Transport in Vatican City

The transportation system in Vatican City, a country 1.05 km long and 0.85 km wide, is a small transportation system with no airports or highways. Given an average walking speed of 3.6 km/h, Vatican City can be crossed in 20 minutes or less. Thus, much of the infrastructure in the Vatican consists of St. Peter's Square itself, hallways and aisles in the basilica and surrounding buildings, and walkways behind and between the buildings.

Located at 41.9008, 12.4511 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Transport in Vatican City

Primavalle Fire

The Primavalle Fire (Rogo di Primavalle in Italian) was an arson which occurred in Rome on April 16, 1973, and which caused the death of two youngsters, children of neo-fascist MSI member Mario Mattei. The fire was caused by the far left autonomist group Potere Operaio, who, during the night, threw an inflammable substance on the door of the house of Mattei, in the quarter of Primavalle. Mattei was the local leader of Movimento Sociale Italiano, the Italian post-Fascist party.

Located at 41.915, 12.4136 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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1973 in Italy, 1973 crimes, Murder in 1973, Years of Lead (Italy), 1973 fires, Arson in Europe, Fires in Italy

Battistini (Rome Metro)

Battistini is an underground station on Line A of the Rome Metro, situated at the junction of via Mattia Battistini and via Ennio Bonifazi, in the 19th district. The station was inaugurated, together with the others from Valle Aurelia - Battistini on 1 January 2000 since when it has been the northernmost station on Line A.

Located at 41.9065, 12.4147 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Line A stations, Railway stations opened in 2000

Baldo degli Ubaldi (Rome Metro)

Baldo degli Ubaldi is a station on Line A of the Rome Metro, situated on via Baldo degli Ubaldi, near the crossroads with Via Francesco Scaduto. The station was inaugurated, along with the others between Valle Aurelia and Battistini, on January 1, 2000.

Located at 41.8989, 12.4328 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Line A stations, Railway stations opened in 2000

Valle Aurelia (Rome Metro)

Valle Aurelia is an underground station on line A of the Rome Metro, situated between via Angelo Emo and via Baldo degli Ubaldi. The station was inaugurated in 1999. The station is situated underneath the mainline station of the same name so this station is an interchange with the regional railway FR3.

Located at 41.9031, 12.4417 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Line A stations, Railway stations opened in 1999

Cipro (Rome Metro)

Cipro (formerly, Cipro - Musei Vaticani) is an underground station on Line A of the Rome Metro, inaugurated in 1999. The station is situated between via Cipro and via Angelo Emo. The name of the station, meaning Cyprus, comes from the name of the street it opens on: The names of several streets in the area remember places and people related to the history of the Republic of Venice and other Repubbliche Marinare.

Located at 41.9075, 12.4475 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Line A stations, Railway stations opened in 1999

Cornelia (Rome Metro)

Cornelia is an underground station on Line A of the Rome Metro. It can be found at the junction of via di Boccea and the Cornelia ring road - from which it takes its name. The station was inaugurated on 1 January 2000.

Located at 41.9022, 12.4253 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Line A stations, Railway stations opened in 2000

Primavalle

Primavalle is the 27th quarter of Rome. It is part of the Municipio XIX. The first edifices were built in 1938.

Located at 41.9258, 12.4161 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Districts of Rome

Gardens of Vatican City

The Vatican Gardens in Vatican City are urban gardens and parks which cover more than half of the Vatican territory in the South and Northeast. There are some buildings, such as Radio Vatican, within the gardens. The gardens cover approximately 23 hectares which is most of the Vatican Hill. The highest point is 60 metres above mean sea level. Stone walls bound the area in the North, South and West.

Located at 41.9031, 12.4506 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Gardens in Vatican City, Geography of Vatican City, Parks in Vatican City

St Stephen of the Abyssinians

St Stephen of the Abyssinians (Italian: Santo Stefano degli Abissini) is a Roman Catholic church located in Vatican City. The church dedicated to Stephen the Protomartyr is the national church of Ethiopia. The liturgy is celebrated according to the Alexandrine rite of the Ethiopian Catholic Church. It is the oldest surviving church in the Vatican.

Located at 41.9018, 12.4519 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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National churches in Rome, 9th-century church buildings, Churches in Vatican City

Balduina

Balduina, population 42,000, is an urban area that belongs to the Municipio XIX of the commune of Rome, and to the fourteenth borough of the city,. Situated at 139 metres above sea level on the southern side of Monte Mario, Balduina is the highest part of Rome.

Located at 41.9204, 12.4419 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Districts of Rome

Catacomb of Calepodius

The Catacomb of Calepodius (also called the Cemetery of Calepodius) is one of the Catacombs of Rome, notable for containing the tombs of Pope Callixtus I (ironically, the creator of the Catacomb of Callixtus, which once contained the tombs of a dozen other popes) and Pope Julius I, along with the eponymous Calepodius.

Located at 41.8926, 12.4324 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Catacombs of Rome, Papal tombs

Pontifical Athenaeum Regina Apostolorum

The Pontifical Athenaeum Regina Apostolorum (Ateneo Pontificio Regina Apostolorum) is an educational institute of the Roman Catholic Church in Rome. It is sponsored by the Legionaries of Christ and the lay ecclesial movement, Regnum Christi.

Located at 41.8809, 12.3995 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Congregation for Catholic Education, Legion of Christ, Regnum Christi, Anahuac universities, Pontifical Universities, Roman Catholic seminaries, Roman Catholic universities and colleges

Università degli Studi Niccolò Cusano

The Nicholas of Cusa University (Italian: Università degli Studi Niccolò Cusano), often simply abbreviated as "UNICUSANO" is a private university founded in 2006 in Rome, Italy.

Located at 41.9128, 12.3933 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Niccolò Cusano University of Rome, Education in Rome, Universities and colleges in Rome, Universities in Italy, Educational institutions established in 2006, Education in Italy by city, Education in Lazio, Buildings and structures in Rome, Distance education institutions

Center for Higher Studies

The Center for Higher Studies of the Legion of Christ is where most the members of the congregation study their philosophy and theology in preparation for priestly ordination. It is located on the west side of Rome near Via Aurelia, right behind the Pontifical Athenaeum Regina Apostolorum. Most of the religious brothers study at Regina Apostolorum while living at the center (all Legionaries live either at the center or the or General house on Via Aurelia while studying philosophy and theology).

Located at 41.8809, 12.3995 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Legion of Christ, Roman Colleges, Pontifical Universities

Mater Ecclesiae (monastery)

Mater Ecclesiae (Latin for Mother of the Church) is a monastery inside Vatican City. The monastery, named after a Catholic title for Mary, is located on the Vatican hill inside the Vatican Gardens and near the Aquilone fountain. The building was erected between 1992 and 1994 in place of an administrative building of the Vatican police. Its structure is incorporated into the Leonine walls.

Located at 41.9038, 12.4511 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Monasteries in Vatican City, Buildings and structures in Vatican City