Vatican City was established as an independent state on February 11, 1929, following the signing of the Lateran Treaty between the Holy See and Italy.
The sovereign city-state established by the Lateran Treaty in 1929 between Italy and the Holy See to resolve the Roman Question.
A dispute between the Italian government and the Papacy from 1870 to 1929 about the temporal power of the Pope as ruler of the Papal States.
A series of territories in the Italian Peninsula under the direct sovereign rule of the Pope. While not explicitly referring to the Vatican, the Pope's residence was there.
The period when the new St. Peter's Basilica was built and the Renaissance Popes transformed the area into a large complex of palaces, gardens, and chapels.
The original church built by Emperor Constantine the Great over the burial place of Saint Peter. It stood for over a millennium before falling into disrepair.
The country of Vatican City is 1268 years old, founded in the year 756.