The Vatican Apostolic Library contains 1,600,000 prints (both modern and old), 8,300 early printed books (of which 65 are printed on parchment), 150,000 manuscripts and archival volumes, 300,000 medals and coins, and 100,000 prints. Also, legends say that in the premises of the library of the Roman Catholic Church there are many secret rooms, which are known only to the initiated. Many popes, having been in the Vatican all their lives, did not even know about their existence. It is in these rooms that there are priceless manuscripts that shed light on various secrets of the universe.
The Vatican Library was officially founded on June 15, 1475, after the publication of the corresponding bull by Pope Sixtus IV. However, this does not accurately reflect reality. By this time, the papal library already had a long and rich history. The Vatican housed a collection of ancient manuscripts collected by the predecessors of Sixtus IV. They followed the tradition that appeared in the 4th century under Pope Damas I and continued by Pope Boniface VIII, who created the first complete catalog at that time, as well as the real founder of the library, Pope Nicholas V, who declared it public and left behind more than 1.5 thousand different manuscripts. Already in 1481, the Vatican library contained 3.5 thousand original manuscripts, bought by the papal nuncio in Europe.
The content of a large number of works perpetuated for subsequent generations many scribes. At that time, the collection contained not only theological works and sacred books, but also classical works of Latin, Greek, Hebrew, Coptic, Old Syrian and Arabic literature, philosophical treatises, works on history, jurisprudence, architecture, music and art.
The legacy collected by the heads of the Roman Catholic Church was significantly replenished through the acquisition, donation or storage of entire libraries. Thus, the Vatican received publications from a number of the largest European libraries: "Urbino", "Palatine", "Heidelberg" and others. In addition, the library contains many archives that have not yet been studied. It also contains values that can be accessed only theoretically. For example, here are some manuscripts of the famous Leonardo da Vinci, which are still not shown to the general public. Why? There is speculation that they contain something that could undermine the prestige of the church.
A special mystery of the library is the mysterious books of the ancient Indians - the Toltecs. All that is known about these books is that they really exist. Everything else is rumors, legends and hypotheses. According to assumptions, they contain information about the missing Inca gold. It is also argued that it is they that contain reliable information about the visits of aliens to our planet in ancient times.
Also, many say that the Vatican library contains a copy of one work by Cagliostro. There is a fragment of this text describing the process of rejuvenation or regeneration of the body: “After drinking this, a person loses consciousness and speech for three whole days. There are frequent convulsions, convulsions, profuse sweat appears on the body. Recovering from this state, in which a person, nevertheless, does not feel any pain, on the thirty-sixth day he takes the third, last grain of the "red lion" (ie elixir), after which he falls into a deep restful sleep, during which a person's skin peels off, teeth, hair and nails fall out, films come out of the intestines … All this grows again within several days. On the morning of the fortieth day, he leaves the room as a new person, feeling complete rejuvenation …"
Although this description sounds fantastic, it is amazingly accurate to repeat one little-known method of rejuvenation "Kaya Kappa", which has come down to us from ancient India. This secret course for the return of youth was taken twice by the Indian Tapaswiji, who lived for 185 years.
The first time he rejuvenated using the "Kaya Kappa" method, reaching the age of 90 years. An interesting fact is that his miraculous transformation also took 40 days, and he slept most of them. After forty days, new hair and teeth grew, and youth and vigor returned to his body.
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The parallel with the labor of Count Cagliostro is quite obvious, so it is possible that rumors of a rejuvenating elixir are real.
The Vatican Library attracts like a magnet, but in order to reveal its many secrets, you need to work with its funds, and this is not at all easy. Readers' access to numerous archives is strictly limited. Officially, the library is considered open for scientific and research work, but only 150 specialists and scientists can get into it every day. At this rate, it will take 1250 years to explore the treasures in the library.