history of Vatican

history of Vatican

The Vatican is the smallest country in the world, with an area of ​​0.44km ^ 2, stands above the city of Rome & surrounded by walls, 100% population are Catholic.

According to the history of the Vatican State was ruled by the bishop of the Roman pontiffdar. The highest state officials of all Catholic clergy from various countries. It is thesovereign territory of the Holy See (Sancta Sedes) and location of residence of the Pope,known as the Apostolic Palace.

Sudi here whether you would share knowledge about how the chronological spread of the Vatican became the center / teaching Christian (Catholic)?

Initially, the area now named the Vatican's reply is blank soil (swamp) that overlooks the river Tiber. to Agrippina, mother of Emperor Caligula ordered to drain the land and builtestates by farmers & business people in the surrounding hills in the early centuries 1M.Vatican obelisk was originally taken by Caligula from Heliopolis, Egypt to decorate the park's legacy that still remains today.

but since this area was originally outside the city limits of Rome, the land was abandoned and used as a cemetery by Nero, this area so many Christians cemetery after the Great Fire of Rome in AD 64. according to early historical records, many people consider this area is "haunted places". The remains of an ancient necropolis was uncoveredsporadically during renovations by various popes throughout the centuries during theRenaissance until the excavated systematically by order of Pope Pius XII from 1939 to 1941.

according to the records of the Christians, during the 1st century, the Apostles (disciples of Jesus) - (hawarriyyun according to Islam) around the Mediterranean region and founded the first Christian community, then develop a large community in Rome in 58AD.