Secret files of the Vatican

The secret Files of the Vatican , in Latin Archivum Secretum Vaticanum , are the central files of the the Holy See. They preserve all the acts and documents concerning the government and the pastoral activity of the Roman Pontiff and the organizations of the Holy See. As such, the secret Files are “above all and mainly service of the Pope and his Curia, i.e. of the Holy See” ( Motu landlord of Leon XIII of May 1st 1884). Since 1881, the secret Files are opened with all.

Organization

The cardinal-guard of the secret Files of the Vatican is the cardinal Raffaele Farina (who replaced Jean-Louis Tauran in September 2007), archivist and librarian of the Holy Roman Church.

The prefect of the secret Files of the Vatican is the P. Sergio Pagano.

The general secretary is Luca Carboni. The archivists are Mgr Giuseppe Croce and Giuseppina Rosselli. The curator of the seals is Mgr Aldo Martini.

The Files include/understand a Study hall and a Room of the indices (opened to the researchers), as well as Laboratories (conservation and restoration of the seals; conservation, restoration and binding; photographs and numerical reproduction), data processing departments, as well as a school of Paléographie.

The School vaticane of paleography, diplomatic and archivistic

Called nowadays Scuola Vaticana di Paleografia, Diplomatica E Archivistica , this school, attached to the Secret Files of the Vatican, was instituted by Leon XIII ( motu landlord Fin dal principio of May 1st 1884), under the name of “Scuola Vaticana di Paleografia E Critica applicata”. This foundation fell under a vast program of deepening of the historical research concerning Papacy and the Church.

As of the beginning, with its first teacher Isidoro Carini (1843-1895), the school combines the theoretical study and practical research on the originals (of the Files or the Apostolic Bibliothèque Vaticane), character which makes it single until our days. It is also only the " Athenaeum pontifical" who is located inside the walls of the Vatican City.

The school trains paleographers and archivists. The cycle of the courses lasts in beginning 1 year then, according to the matters, 2 years. Very quickly, the group of the students is internationalized and laicized.

Initially located in the Museums of the Vatican, its seat is transferred in the Court from the View-point in 1968, with the reform operated by the Pope Paul VI (statute definitively approved in 1975). Consequently, is founded an annual course of Greek paleography (directed by Mgr Paul Cannart, Scriptor graecus of the Apostolic Library) beside the annual course of archivistic and the biennial of paleography, diplomatic and archivistic course.

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