Archivio di Stato di Roma, State archive in Palazzo della Sapienza, Rome, Italy.
The Archivio di Stato di Roma is a state archive housed in Palazzo della Sapienza near Piazza Navona and the Pantheon in central Rome. It preserves thousands of documents and parchments containing administrative and judicial records from the Papal States and municipal authorities.
The archive was established in 1871 to collect and manage documents from the Papal States beginning in the 15th century. After Italian unification, it took on the role of preserving these historical records for the new national government.
The archive houses records from hospitals, noble families, religious groups, and government offices that document Roman social life. These collections reveal how people from different periods and walks of life in the city lived and interacted.
The archive is primarily intended for researchers and students who spend time in the reading room working with catalogs and documents. It is best to contact ahead to access specific collections and make the most of the available resources.
The oldest document in the collection dates to 883, showing the archive preserves over a thousand years of Roman history. These early records are rare witnesses to medieval Rome, long before the city took its modern shape.
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