Portal:Vatican City
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Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Box-header/colours' not found. The Pontifical Anthem or Papal Anthem is the official anthem of the Pope, which serves also as the anthem of the Holy See and the Vatican City State.[1] It is played at solemn occasions of the State and ceremonies in which the Pope or one of his representatives, such as a nuncio, is present.[2] When the Vatican's flag is ceremonially raised, only the first eight bars are played.[3]
The music was composed in 1869 by Charles Gounod, for the celebration on April 11, 1869 of Pope Pius IX's silver jubilee of priestly ordination. The purely instrumental piece in three parts, originally called Marche pontificale (French for "Pontifical March"), became extremely popular from its first performance.[2][3]
While the Papal Anthem serves as the official anthem for the Vatican State, the Vatican stresses that it "is not to be understood as a national anthem"; it is a composition whose words and music "speak to the heart of many throughout the world who see in Rome the See of Peter."[2]
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The Vatican post office has operated its own postal service and issued its own postage stamps since 1929.
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- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Pontifical Anthem and its History. From the official site of Vatican City State. Accessed on 2009-06-21.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Pontifical Anthem and its History (in Italian). From the official site of the Holy See. Accessed on 2009-06-21.
