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Lateran Palace

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Noun1.Lateran Palace - a palace that served as the residence of the popes until the 14th centuryLateran Palace - a palace that served as the residence of the popes until the 14th century
Lateran - the site in Rome containing the church of Rome and the Lateran Palace


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29) The Law of Papal Guarantees, enacted by the Italian parliament on May 13, 1871, provided that the Pope could retain free use of the Vatican and the Lateran palaces.
It is named Lateran because it was built near the Lateran palace and John after its two secondary patrons, John the Baptist and John the Evangelist.
When he was made a Cardinal in 1991 he threw a party for 800 people in Lateran Palace Hall, undisturbed since medieval times, which attracted criticism.
 
 
 
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