Lateran Treaty Day (Vatican City)

Lateran Treaty Day is a public holiday in Vatican City, and it is observed on February 11 each year. The holiday celebrates the anniversary when the Lateran Treaty being signed in 1929.

Vatican City is an independent city-state and enclave located within Rome, the capital of Italy. Before the Italian unification, the pope ruled a series of territories in the Italian Peninsula named the Papal States for over 1000 years since 756.

During the unification of Italy, the Papal States resisted the incorporation into the Kingdom of Italy. The Kingdom of Italy occupied the eastern part of the Papal States in 1960 and occupied the rest in 1970. The status of the pope became known as the \”Roman Question\” in the following 60 years.

On February 11, 1929, the Kingdom of Italy under King Victor Emanuel III and the Holy See under Pope Pius XI signed the Lateran Treaty at the Lateran Palace. The treaty recognized Vatican City as an independent state under the sovereignty of the Holy See.

The following is the list of Lateran Treaty Day in Vatican City from 2022 to 2026.