There are places on our planet that ordinary people cannot visit. These include the Vatican's secret archive, which many have heard only in passing. And only those who have received special access to the treasures collected by the Vatican in the entire history of mankind can visit it. True, even with access it is impossible to inspect all 85 kilometers of shelving …
This archive haunts many conspiracy theorists, as it is rumored to hold the world's greatest secrets. There are so many stories told about this place! In addition to guesses and assumptions, the archive contains unique documents that have played a huge role in the history of the world. For example, a letter demanding Henry VIII to annul his marriage to Catherine of Aragon. Everyone remembers that after this Henry broke off relations with the Vatican, organized the English Reformation and married a total of six times.
The interest in the Vatican archives was fueled by the writer Dan Brown when he described it in one of his books. Although the history of this place began officially 400 years ago, when Pope Paul V separated it from the library in 1610. However, they began to collect archives much earlier. However, they became available to the public only in 1881. then they were first discovered by Pope Leo XIII. Then they were opened several more times, but, of course, not all racks were available.
And there are a lot of shelving in the Vatican Archives - about 85 kilometers. And according to rumors, 40 of them are busy with the most complete collection of forbidden literature. What exactly is stored in the corridors of the Vatican?
Now let's move on to rumors that cannot be verified, because access to the archives is very difficult to get. Nevertheless, there is persistent talk about this among lovers of conspiracy theories: