Papal States

region

territories mostly in the Appenine Peninsula under the sovereign direct rule of the pope between 756–1870

Approximate centre: 41.9000, 12.4875

Who is recorded here

In art

About the place

The Papal States, officially the State of the Church, were a conglomeration of territories on the Italian Peninsula under the direct sovereign rule of the pope from 756 to 1870.

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