Wiktionary(3.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition: 1  manifestation(Noun) The act or process of becoming manifest. The last known manifestation of the ghost was over ten years ago. 2  manifestation(Noun) The embodiment of an intangible, or variable thing. This particular manifestation resembled a young girl crying.
On the left side of the street a modern wall now marks the official boundary between Italy and the Vatican grounds; it was built shortly after 1929, when the Vatican became independent. The gate you soon pass by, constantly looked over by Swiss Guards, is Porta Sant'Anna, [ map ref.
In the 16th century, Pope Paul III established a system of tribunals, ruled by the Supreme Sacred Congregation of the Universal Inquisition, and staffed by cardinals and other Church officials. This system would later become known as the Roman Inquisition. In 1908 Pope Pius X renamed the organization: it became the Supreme Sacred Congregation of the Holy Office. This in its turn became the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith in 1965, which name continues to this day.