Palace of the Holy Office
| Palace of the Holy Office | |
|---|---|
| Palazzo del Sant'Uffizio | |
 Façade of the Palace of the Holy Office | |
| Former names | Palazzo Pucci |
| General information | |
| Status | Intact |
| Type | Palace |
| Location | Rome, Italy |
| Coordinates | 41°54′4″N 12°27′22″E / 41.90111°N 12.45611°ECoordinates: 41°54′4″N 12°27′22″E / 41.90111°N 12.45611°E |
| Current tenants | Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith |
| Construction started | c. 1514 |
| Completed | 1524–25 |
| Renovated | 1566–67 and 1921–25 |
| Client | Lorenzo Pucci |
| Owner | Holy See |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect |
Giuliano Leni Pietro Roselli Michelangelo |
| Renovating team | |
| Architect |
Pirro Ligorio Giovanni Sallustio Peruzzi Pietro Guidi |
The Palace of the Holy Office (Italian: Palazzo del Sant'Uffizio) is a building in Rome which is an extraterritorial property of Vatican City. It houses the curial Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.
The palace is situated south of St. Peter's Basilica near the Petriano Entrance to Vatican City. The building lies outside the confines of Vatican City at the south-eastern corner of the city-state. It is one of the properties of the Holy See in Italy regulated by the 1929 Lateran Treaty signed with the Kingdom of Italy. As such, it has extraterritorial status.
The palace was first built after 1514 for Cardinal Lorenzo Pucci, and it was called Palazzo Pucci. Its façade was rebuilt in 1524–25 by the architects Giuliano Leni, Pietro Roselli and even Michelangelo. When Pucci died in 1531, the building was still not fully completed.[1]
In 1566–67, the palace was purchased by Pope Pius V for 9000 scudi, and it was converted into the seat of the Holy Office. Renovation works were undertaken by Pirro Ligorio and Giovanni Sallustio Peruzzi. A complete renovation of the building was made by Pietro Guidi between 1921 and 1925.[1]
It is where Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger (now Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI) worked as Prefect of the Congregation.[2]
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References
- 1 2 Barbolla, Manuela; Firpo, Massimo; Marino, Mario; Petaccia, Anna Grazia; Ponziani, Daniel. Rari e preziosi. Documenti dell'età moderna e contemporanea dall'archivio del Sant'Uffizio: Catalogo mostra a Roma, Museo Centrale del Risorgimento. Gangemi Editore spa. pp. 86–87. ISBN 9788849290219.
- ↑ Jacobson Schutte, Anne (May 1999). "Palazzo del Sant'Uffizio: The Opening of the Roman Inquisition's Central Archive". American Historical Association. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016.