Vatican printing house
The Vatican Printing House has been one of the other institutions associated with the Roman Curia since it was founded in 1587 .
history
Pope Sixtus V (1585–1590) founded the Vatican Printing House in 1587 , in which correct Bibles , works by the Church Fathers and liturgical scriptures in Latin , Greek , Hebrew and Syriac should be produced and sold. In 1590 Aldus Manutius the Younger (1547–1597) was called to Rome, where he headed the Vatican printing works under Pope Clement VIII (1592–1605). In 1609 the printing works were placed under the apostolic chamber . Since the year it was founded, the printing house has been responsible for printing and distributing liturgical and legal documents from the papal institutes and dicasteries . 1926 was created under Pius XI. (1922–1939) the Vatican Bookstore ( Libreria Editrice Vaticana ), which now focused on the sale of books and writings that were produced in the printing house.
organization
The Dicastery “ Property Management of the Apostolic See ” administers the property of the Holy See. In addition to the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano , the Vatican Radio , the Vatican Printing Works are also subordinate to it . The administration and technical direction of the Vatican Printing House was given to the Salesians of Don Bosco in 1937 . The technical equipment of the printing house is of the very highest standard and it has a unique selection of fonts .
Web links
- The Roman Curia: Vatican Printing House
- Vatican Publishing Bookstore: Historical Notes
- Vatikandruckerei: Tipografia Vaticana (Vatican Radio) ( Memento from May 14, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
- ROLAND 700 HiPrint receives a blessing
- Entry on gcatholic.org
Individual evidence
- ↑ Aldus Manutius [1]
- ^ Property management of the Apostolic See Archived copy ( Memento from September 1, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ A Roland 700 for the Holy See [2]