For the first time in 400 years, the Vatican is holding an exhibition entitled 'Lux in Arcana' (Light in secret matters) in Rome's Capitoline Museums displaying 100 original documents from the Secret Archive. The exhibition will run until September 9 and organisers said it was a unique chance to see a priceless collection of documents from the Vatican's closely-guarded vaults. Below are some photos from the Vatican Secret Archives on Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012.
A scroll of the Trial of the Templars of France. (Getty Images)
A detail of Mary Stuart's last letter to Pope Sixtus V is displayed during the exhibition "Lux in Arcana. (Reuters Pictures)
The excommunication of Martin Luther is displayed. (Reuters Pictures)
Storehouse of the Vatican Secret Archives is seen in this undated handout photo. (Reuters Pictures)
The signature of Galileo Galilei is seen on a document (Reuters Pictures)
Document of the proceeding of the trial of the Gallileo Gallilei (Getty Images)
Henry VIII's "Secret Matter" (Reuters Pictures)
A letter from Caliph Abu Hafs Umar al-Murtada to Pope Innocent IV, dated Marrakesh, Morocco, June 10, 1250. (AP Photo)
The register of the oaths of fealty (1356-1359) to Pope Innocent VI opened on the page about Cardinal Gil de Albornoz's political and military actions. (AP Photo)
A letter on silk from the Grand Empress Dowager Helena Wang (the "honorary mother" of the Yongli Emperor) to the Pope with a request for help, dated Nov. 4, 1650. (AP Photo)
A scroll of the Trial of the Templars of France. (Getty Images)
A detail of Mary Stuart's last letter to Pope Sixtus V is displayed during the exhibition "Lux in Arcana. (Reuters Pictures)
The excommunication of Martin Luther is displayed. (Reuters Pictures)
Storehouse of the Vatican Secret Archives is seen in this undated handout photo. (Reuters Pictures)
The signature of Galileo Galilei is seen on a document (Reuters Pictures)
Document of the proceeding of the trial of the Gallileo Gallilei (Getty Images)
Henry VIII's "Secret Matter" (Reuters Pictures)
A letter from Caliph Abu Hafs Umar al-Murtada to Pope Innocent IV, dated Marrakesh, Morocco, June 10, 1250. (AP Photo)
The register of the oaths of fealty (1356-1359) to Pope Innocent VI opened on the page about Cardinal Gil de Albornoz's political and military actions. (AP Photo)
A letter on silk from the Grand Empress Dowager Helena Wang (the "honorary mother" of the Yongli Emperor) to the Pope with a request for help, dated Nov. 4, 1650. (AP Photo)
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