Built at
the end of the fourteenth century as home of the cardinals of S. Maria in Trastevere
Restorations
1434 and 1505
Rebuilt
1618 by Orazio Torriani (about 1601/about 1657)
for the Benedictines Friars
Restored
again in the years 1854 and 1937
It was
built on the site of the martyrdom of St. Callistus:
According
to Christian tradition, he was found where the adjacent Church of St. Callistus is now,
during the persecutions of Alexander Severus (222/235), he was thrown from a
window and then drowned in a well, still preserved in the garden of the convent
The palace
is one of the properties of the Vatican with extraterritorial status, meaning
the state of being exempt from the jurisdiction of local law
It is now
home to the following Catholic organizations that are part of or are directly
linked with the Holy See:
Pontifical
Council for the Laity
Pontifical
Council for the Family
Secretary
General of Caritas Internationalis
Pontifical
Council for Justice and Peace
International
Catholic Charismatic Renewal Services
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