Segreteria di Stato
- Secretariat of State of the Holy See
Creator(s)
Biographical History
The Secretariat of State is the most prominent ministry of the Holy See, dealing with international relations and political issues. The Secretary of State is the most important function on a political and diplomatic level in the Holy See after the Pope.
Scope and Content
The fonds contains documentation produced by the Secretariat of State and its different departments.
Finding Aids
Indice dei Fondi e relativi mezzi di descrizione e di ricerca dell'Archivio Segreto Vaticano, Vatican City, 2016. See: http://www.archiviosegretovaticano.va/content/dam/archiviosegretovaticano/documenti/Collection%20Index%20and%20related%20description%20and%20research%20resources.pdf
Publication Note
Paolo Valvo, Segreteria di Stato, in Filippo Lovison (dir.), Lemmario Dizionario Storico La Chiesa in Italia, vol. II. See: http://www.storiadellachiesa.it/glossary/segreteria-di-stato-e-la-chiesa-in-italia/
Archivist Note
Description made by Francesco Gelati
Rules and Conventions
EHRI Guidelines for Description v.1.0
Corporate Bodies
Copies
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"Selected records from the Vatican Archives" was copied from "Segreteria di Stato"