Slate asks What’s in the Vatican Secret Archives? Mostly administrative records. The archives, which were founded in the early 17th century, house records from the Vatican’s day-to-day dealings;papal bulls, records of diplomacy, official correspondence, the records of apostolic nunciature (Vatican embassies), and more. (The Vatican Library, on the other hand, contains manuscripts on science, religion, and art that the Vatican has collected over the centuries.)
But that doesn’t mean the documents are boring.
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