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Vatican archives now on line

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http://www.vatican.va

Vatican Archives
Now Accessible Online


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The Vatican Archives, one of the world's most important historical research
centers, with over 630 different archival sources extending over more than
85 kilometers of shelves, covering over 800 yeras of history, can now be
visited on the Internet at http://www.vatican.va

After selecting the language, the page offers a virtual tour among frescoes
and documents in its "Focus" section, although the language selection is
currently limited to English and Italian only.

The oldest document dates back to the 7th century, while uninterrupted
documentation is maintained from the year 1198 onward. Thanks to new
technology, it is possible to leaf through the parchment in which Pope
Clement grants absolution to the leaders of the Knights Templar (17-20
August, 1308), Michelangelo Buonarotti's letter to the Bishop of Cesena
(January 1550) or the minutes of the trial of Galileo Galilei (1616-1633).

The holdings of the Vatican Archives are crucial to the study of history,
whether due to the documents that affect Christian civilization, or those
having to do with the history of various nations," explains the web site for
the Archbishopric of Madrid.

"As far as some countries are concerned, the Vatican documents are the
oldest, the first ones, which witness the start of their national history,"
explains the Vatican web site.

The Vatican Archive is employed, first and foremost, byt the Pope and his
collaborators in the Holy See, as set forth in Pope Leon XIII "motu proprio"
of May 10, 1884. That same Pope allowed access to researchers in 1881,
turning it into "the world's most important historic research facility"

(Translation (c) 2006, S. Corrales, IHU. Special thanks to Inma Roca)
Vatican Archives
Now Accessible Online


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Monte J. Brough in a personal letter (March 1980)

"I think [forgiveness] may be the greatest virtue on earth, and certainly
the most needed. There is so much of meanness and abuse, of intolerance and
hatred. There is so great a need for repentance and forgiveness. It is the
great principle emphasized in all of scripture, both ancient and modern.

Somehow forgiveness, with love and tolerance, accomplishes miracles that can
happen in no other way."

--Gordon B. Hinckley, "Forgiveness," Ensign, Nov. 2005, 81

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