| State of the Church Stato della Chiesa Timeline: An Honorable Retelling | ||||||
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| Anthem: Inno e Marcia Pontificale "Pontifical Anthem and March" |
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 Location of the Papal States (green)
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| Capital (and largest city) | Rome | |||||
| Official languages | Italian | |||||
| Religion | Catholic Christianity | |||||
| Government | Unitary theocratic Catholic elective absolute monarchy | |||||
| - | Pope | Francis | ||||
| Establishment | ||||||
| - | Donation of Pepin | 754 | ||||
| - | Codification | 781 | ||||
| - | Treaty of Venice (independence from the Holy Roman Empire) | 1177 | ||||
| - | 1st Disestablishment and reestablishment | 18 February 1798 | ||||
| - | 2nd Disestablishment | 17 May 1809 | ||||
| - | 2nd Reestablishment | 1919 | ||||
| Currency | Euro (EUR) (€) |
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| Drives on the | right | |||||
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