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Opening of the Reading Room
- When
- 1 January 1881
- Where
- Vatican
Cardinal Hergenröther's recommendation led to the construction of a reading room for researchers, which opened on 1 January 1881.
In 1879, Cardinal Josef Hergenröther was appointed as archivist and immediately wrote a memo recommending that historians be allowed access to the archive. His approach led to Pope Leo ordering a reading room constructed for researchers, which opened on 1 January 1881.
Sources
- Vatican Apostolic Archive Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-20
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