LEONINE CITY
\lˈi͡əna͡ɪn sˈɪti], \lˈiənaɪn sˈɪti], \l_ˈiə_n_aɪ_n s_ˈɪ_t_i]\
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Pope Leo IV., circ. 850, walled round part of the Vatican Hill and plain beneath, giving the new suburb to some Corsican families as a refuge from the Saracens. In 1146 Eugenius III. began a palace near the Church of St. Peter for the papal residence, which has grown into an immense mass of buildings, known as the Vatican.
By Henry Percy Smith
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