Vatican citizen
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A Vatican citizen is a person who holds the unique, non-hereditary citizenship of Vatican City, typically granted to clergy, officials, and employees serving the Holy See.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vatican citizen canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
legal status
ⓘ
nationality ⓘ person with Vatican City citizenship ⓘ |
| associatedInstitution | Holy See ⓘ |
| associatedReligion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| associatedTerritory |
Vatican City
ⓘ
surface form:
Vatican City State
|
| citizenshipAcquisition | granted by papal or Holy See authority ⓘ |
| citizenshipBasis |
employment by Holy See
ⓘ
office held in service of Holy See ⓘ papal appointment ⓘ |
| citizenshipDuration | often temporary and linked to office or function ⓘ |
| citizenshipGrantedBy | Holy See ⓘ |
| citizenshipInheritance | not automatically passed to children ⓘ |
| citizenshipLoss | ends when service to Holy See ends in many cases ⓘ |
| citizenshipPolicyFeature |
no automatic citizenship by jus sanguinis
ⓘ
no birthright citizenship by jus soli ⓘ |
| citizenshipType | non-hereditary citizenship ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Vatican City ⓘ |
| demographicFeature | includes both clergy and laypersons ⓘ |
| diplomaticAssociation | may serve in Holy See diplomatic corps ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom |
Italian citizen
ⓘ
citizen of Rome ⓘ |
| dualCitizenship | often also citizen of another state ⓘ |
| eligibility | granted only under specific functional criteria ⓘ |
| governingAuthority |
Pope
ⓘ
Secretariat of State of the Holy See ⓘ |
| internationalLawStatus | citizen of a sovereign microstate ⓘ |
| languageCommonlySpoken |
Italian
ⓘ
Latin (official use) ⓘ |
| legalCategory | citizen of a theocratic elective monarchy ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Vatican City legal system ⓘ |
| mobility | benefits from diplomatic and special travel arrangements in some cases ⓘ |
| nonEligibility | not generally available to ordinary foreign residents ⓘ |
| obligations | duty of loyalty to the Holy See ⓘ |
| politicalRights | subject to unique governance of Vatican City ⓘ |
| populationCharacteristic | very small number of persons worldwide ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | Holy See diplomatic passport ⓘ |
| residencePattern | many reside outside Vatican City in diplomatic or ecclesiastical posts ⓘ |
| residenceRequirement | usually resides in Vatican City for service to Holy See ⓘ |
| rights | right to reside in Vatican City when in active service ⓘ |
| securityRole | may include members of Vatican security services ⓘ |
| symbol |
coat of arms of the Holy See
ⓘ
surface form:
Vatican City coat of arms
|
| travelDocument | Vatican City passport ⓘ |
| typicalHolder |
Catholic clergy serving the Holy See
ⓘ
Swiss Guard member ⓘ employees of the Holy See ⓘ officials of the Holy See ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.