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Answer: Andrew Boyd, Professor of Ecumenism and Interreligious Dialogue, lived in Rome from 2009-2021. Professor Boyd was aware of 15 churches, chapels, and oratories inside the walls of Vatican City. There may be some other small chapels in various offices. a. There is one papal major basilica: . St Peter's Basilica - the shrine of the apostle’s tomb. b. There is one parish church for the whole city-state: . Sant’Anna dei Palafrenieri (St Anne of the Grooms) c.There are several ‘rector’ churches and oratories . Sant’Egidio in Borgo (Saint Giles in Borgo) . Santa Maria della Pietà (Saint Mary of the Visitation), in the Teutonic Cemetery . Santa Maria Regina della Famiglia (Mary Mother of the Family), in the Governor’s Palace . Santi Martino e Sebastiano (Saints Martin and Sebastian of the Swiss), for the Swiss Guard . San Pellegrino (Saint Peregrine), for the Vatican Gendarmerie (police) . San Salvatore (Saint Salvatore of Terrione), near the Palace of the Holy Office . San Stefano degli Abissini (Saint Stephen of the Abyssinians), in the Coptic College d. There are at least six chapels: . Domus Sanctae Marthae (Saint Martha’s Chapel), in the St Martha's House . Mater Ecclesia Chapel (Mother of the Church), in the Mater Ecclesia Monastery . Niccoline Chapel, in the Apostolic Palace . Cappella Paolina (Pauline Chapel), in the Apostolic Palace . Redemptoris Mater Chapel (Matilde Chapel), in the Apostolic Palace . Sistine Chapel, in the Apostolic Palace e. In addition, however, keep in mind that Vatican sovereign territory includes several extraterritorial sites - that is, like embassies, places scattered throughout Rome that are legally Vatican, not Italian, land. This includes: . The Cathedral Archbasilica of the Most Holy Savior and Saints John the Baptist and the Evangelist Saint John Lateran) . The Papal Major Basilica of San Paolo Fuori le Mura (Papal Basilica of Saint Paul) . The Papal Major Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore (Papal Basilica of St. Mary Major) . The Scala Santa (Holy Stairs), proximate to the Archbasilica of Saint John in Laterano. . Sant Tomasso di Villanova (Saint Thomas of Villanova), in Castel Gandolfo . Several chapels within various other palazzi, universities, and institutes e.g., the chapels of the Pontifical North American College are all on Vatican Extraterritorial property. Article by Andrew Boyd |
