Pope Francis said: "300 People Could Live Here!"

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Canterbury Tales ^ | March 22, 2013 | Taylor Marshall

Posted on Saturday, March 23, 2013 6:59:14 AM by NYer

Bird's Eye View of Saint Peter's & the Apostolic Palace

Our Holy Father Pope Francis has yet to take residence in the papal apartments known as the "Apostolic Palace" in the Vatican. If you've been to Rome, and you're facing the facade of Saint Peter's basilica, it would be to your right (to the north). Please see the photo above.

When escorted through the Apostolic Palace, Pope Francis is rumored to have exclaimed, "Three hundred people could live in here!"

In the mean time, Pope Francis has remained in the Vatican's guest house Domus Sanctae Marthae - House of Saint Martha, appropriately named after the saint of hospitality:

"Now it came to pass as they went, that he entered into a certain town: and a certain woman named Martha, received him into her house." (Lk 10:38)

This guest house has a common dining hall where Pope Francis has chosen to take his meals.

One of the important features of the papal apartment is the window from which the Pope appears every Wednesday for the Angelus, a message, and the blessing of items. There is also some speculation that Pope Francis may be moving his residence to the traditional cathedral of Rome - Saint John Lateran. This would conform to the Holy Father's identity as the Bishop of Rome since Saint John Lateran, not Saint Peter's Basilica is the true cathedral of the city.

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We normally only see pictures of Saint Peter's Square but how many of us realize just how big Vatican City is? Check out Vatican City - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The 220 citizens living in Vatican City were among more than 800 people living in the Vatican.[62]

It doesn't say how many people work there.