lateran treaty
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Definition
- Proper noun:
- A historical international agreement: The Lateran Treaty refers specifically to the pact signed in 1929 between the Kingdom of Italy and the Holy See (the papacy). This treaty ended the "Roman Question," a long-standing dispute, by establishing Vatican City as an independent, sovereign state under the authority of the Pope.
Examples of Usage
- Proper noun:
- The sovereignty of Vatican City was established by the Lateran Treaty.
- Negotiations leading to the Lateran Treaty resolved decades of conflict between the Italian state and the papacy.
Advanced Usage
- "the Lateran Pacts": This term is sometimes used to refer collectively to the Lateran Treaty and two accompanying agreements (a financial convention and a concordat) signed on the same day.
- The Lateran Pacts of 1929 fundamentally reshaped the relationship between church and state in Italy.
Variants and Related Words
- Lateran Concordat: Often used synonymously with the Lateran Treaty, though technically it refers specifically to one of the three 1929 agreements governing the role of the Catholic Church in Italy.
- Vatican City: The sovereign city-state whose independence and territorial basis were created by the Lateran Treaty.
Synonyms
- Concordat of 1929: A synonym emphasizing the treaty's nature as a church-state agreement.
- Lateran Agreement: A less common, but accurate, synonym.
Related Phrases
- To sign the Lateran Treaty: The act of formalizing the agreement.
- Pope Pius XI and King Victor Emmanuel III's representatives met to sign the Lateran Treaty.
- The provisions of the Lateran Treaty: Refers to the specific terms and conditions outlined in the document.
- The provisions of the Lateran Treaty guaranteed the Pope's absolute authority within Vatican City.
Noun
- the agreement signed in the Lateran Palace in 1929 by Italy and the Holy See which recognized the Vatican City as a sovereign and independent papal state