Dicastery for the Service of Charity
The Dicastery for the Service of Charity, also known as the Apostolic Alms Office, is an administrative unit of the Roman Curia. It began operations on 5 June 2022 as established by the apostolic constitution Praedicate evangelium promulgated on 19 March 2022.- Type: Office
- Description: Administrative unit of the Roman Curia
- Also known as: “Dicasterium ad servitium caritatis”, “Eleemosynaria Apostolica”, “Eleemosynarius Summi Pontificis”, and “Office of Papal Charities”
- Address: Via S. Egidio, Città del Vaticano, 00120
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Vatican Library and St. Peter’s Square.
Vatican Library
Library
Photo: Melozzo da Forlì, Public domain.
The Vatican Apostolic Library, more commonly known as the Vatican Library or informally as the Vat, is the library of the Holy See, located in Vatican City, and is the city-state's national library. Vatican Library is situated 210 metres west of Dicastery for the Service of Charity.
St. Peter’s Square
Square
Photo: Giannisk, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St. Peter's Square is a large plaza located directly in front of St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, the papal enclave in Rome, directly west of the neighborhood of Borgo. St. Peter’s Square is situated 310 metres southwest of Dicastery for the Service of Charity.
St. Peter’s Basilica
Church
Photo: Rabax63, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Papal Basilica of Saint Peter in the Vatican, or simply St. Peter's Basilica, is a church of the Italian Renaissance located in Vatican City, an independent microstate enclaved within the city of Rome, Italy. St. Peter’s Basilica is situated 410 metres southwest of Dicastery for the Service of Charity.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Old Rome and North Rome.
Old Rome
Old Rome is the historic medieval and renaissance center of Rome. While the oldest section of Rome is at the Forum, and the Modern Center has shifted to the Via Veneto, Old Rome remains the city's most charming district, with lovely piazzas and streets to wander and find small cafes and restaurants.
Capitoline Hill
Locality
Photo: Tetraktys, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Capitolium or Capitoline Hill, between the Forum and the Campus Martius, is one of the Seven Hills of Rome. The hill was earlier known as Mons Saturnius, dedicated to the god Saturn.
Dicastery for the Service of Charity
- Categories: organization, dicastery, and building
- Location: Vatican, Rome, Metropolitan Rome, Lazio, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
41.90463° or 41° 54′ 17″ northLongitude
12.45746° or 12° 27′ 27″ eastElevation
25 metres (82 feet)Open location code
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12214114Wikidata ID
Q620010
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Vietnamese—“Dicastery for the Service of Charity” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Almoineria Apostòlica”
- Catalan: “Eleemosynaria Apostolica”
- Central Bikol: “Dikasteryo para sa Serbisyo nin Gibong-herak”
- Chinese: “慈善服務部”
- Croatian: “Dikasterij za službu milosrđa”
- Czech: “Dikasterium pro službu milosrdenství”
- Czech: “Úřad apoštolské charity”
- Dutch: “Dicasterie voor de Dienst van Naastenliefde”
- Esperanto: “Dicasterium ad servitium caritatis”
- Esperanto: “Dicasterium por la servo de karitato”
- Esperanto: “Eleemosynaria Apostolica”
- Esperanto: “Eleemosynarius Summi Pontificis”
- French: “aumônerie apostolique”
- French: “Aumônerie apostolique”
- French: “Dicastère de la Charité”
- French: “Dicastère pour le Service de la charité”
- French: “Dicasterium ad servitium caritatis”
- French: “Eleemosynaria Apostolica”
- French: “Eleemosynarius Summi Pontificis”
- German: “Apostolische Almosenverwaltung”
- German: “Dikasterium für den Dienst der Nächstenliebe”
- German: “Eleemosynaria Apostolica”
- German: “Eleemosynarius Summi Pontificis”
- German: “Päpstlicher Wohltätigkeitsdienst”
- Indonesian: “Dikasteri untuk Layanan Amal”
- Indonesian: “Dikasteri untuk Pelayanan Amal”
- Italian: “Dicasterium ad servitium caritatis”
- Italian: “Eleemosynaria Apostolica”
- Italian: “Eleemosynarius Summi Pontificis”
- Italian: “Elemosineria apostolica”
- Italian: “Elemosineria Apostolica”
- Italian: “Elemosiniere apostolico”
- Latin: “Dicasterium ad servitium caritatis”
- Latin: “Dicasterium pro Caritatis Servitio”
- Latin: “Eleemosynaria Apostolica”
- Latin: “Eleemosynarius Summi Pontificis”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Dikasteriet i nestekjærlighetens tjeneste”
- Norwegian: “Dikasteriet i nestekjærlighetens tjeneste”
- Polish: “Urząd Dobroczynności Apostolskiej”
- Portuguese: “Dicastério para o Serviço da Caridade”
- Portuguese: “Dicasterium ad servitium caritatis”
- Portuguese: “Eleemosynaria Apostolica”
- Portuguese: “Eleemosynarius Summi Pontificis”
- Portuguese: “Esmolaria Apostólica”
- Russian: “Дикастерия по служению благотворительности”
- Russian: “Служба Папских милостей”
- Slovak: “Dikastérium pre službu milosrdenstva”
- Slovenian: “Apostolska Elemozinerija”
- Slovenian: “Dikasterij za službo ljubezni”
- Spanish: “Dicasterio para el Servicio de la Caridad”
- Spanish: “Dicasterium ad servitium caritatis”
- Spanish: “Eleemosynaria Apostolica”
- Spanish: “Eleemosynarius Summi Pontificis”
- Spanish: “Limosnería Apostólica”
- Turkish: “Hayırseverlik Hizmeti Dikasteryumu”
- Ukrainian: “Дикастерія у справах благодійного служіння”
- Ukrainian: “Служба Папських милостей”
- Vietnamese: “Bộ Bác ái”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Piazza dei Protomartiri Romani and Prati.
Nearby Places
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