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Mater Ecclesiae Monastery (Vatican City), Vatican City

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Radio Vaticana
Via A. Canal
00120 Città del Vaticano
Vatican City

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The Monastery of Mater Ecclesiae (Latin for Mother of the Church) is located inside Vatican City. It was founded in about 1990 by Pope John Paul II as a monastery for cloistered nuns. In 2013 it became the residence of Benedict XVI, Pope Emeritus of the Catholic Church.

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