Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p The Domus Sanctæ Marthæ (Latin for Saint Martha's House; in Italian, Casa Santa Marta) is a building completed in 1996 adjacent to St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City. Built during the reign of Pope John Paul II, it is named after Saint Martha the hospitable, who was sibling to Saints Mary and Lazarus of Bethany. The building presently functions as a guest house for various clergy having business with the Holy See, and as the hotel residence of the members of the College of Cardinals when they are participating in a Papal Conclave to elect a new Pope. Pope Francis made it both his leisure and residential home upon his election in 2013 and occupies a bedroom furnished with basic necessities such as a wooden standing Crucifix, along with a petite statue of Our Lady of Luján, the Marian patroness of Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay. Outside the Papal bedroom are two Pontifical Swiss Guards guarding the vicinity, taking rounds each day and night.. }
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- Domus_Sanctae_Marthae abstract "The Domus Sanctæ Marthæ (Latin for Saint Martha's House; in Italian, Casa Santa Marta) is a building completed in 1996 adjacent to St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City. Built during the reign of Pope John Paul II, it is named after Saint Martha the hospitable, who was sibling to Saints Mary and Lazarus of Bethany. The building presently functions as a guest house for various clergy having business with the Holy See, and as the hotel residence of the members of the College of Cardinals when they are participating in a Papal Conclave to elect a new Pope. Pope Francis made it both his leisure and residential home upon his election in 2013 and occupies a bedroom furnished with basic necessities such as a wooden standing Crucifix, along with a petite statue of Our Lady of Luján, the Marian patroness of Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay. Outside the Papal bedroom are two Pontifical Swiss Guards guarding the vicinity, taking rounds each day and night.".