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{{Infobox building
| name = Domus Sanctae Marthae
| image = Domus Sanctae Marthae.jpg
| caption = The Domus Sanctae Marthae in Vatican City
| location = [[Vatican City]]
| coordinates = {{coord|41|54|02|N|12|27|12|E|display=inline,title}}
| start_date = 1993
| completion_date = 1996
| architect = [[Luigi Sturchio]]
| purpose = Residence for clergy and conclave electors
}}
The '''Domus Sanctae Marthae''' (Latin for "House of Saint Martha") is a five-story building in [[Vatican City]] that serves as a residence for clergy, a guesthouse for visitors, and the lodging for cardinal electors during [[papal conclave]]s.<ref name="vatican">{{cite web |title=Domus Sanctae Marthae |url=https://www.vatican.va/content/vatican/en/vatican-city/domus-sanctae-marthae.html |website=Holy See |access-date=5 May 2025 |date=2025}}</ref> Completed in 1996 under [[Pope John Paul II]], it replaced the Apostolic Palace as the primary accommodation for conclave participants, offering modern amenities and greater privacy.<ref name="wiki_conclave">{{cite web |title=Papal conclave |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papal_conclave |website=Wikipedia |access-date=5 May 2025 |date=4 May 2025}}</ref> In the [[2025 papal conclave]], which began on 7 May 2025 following [[Pope Francis]]'s death on 21 April 2025, the Domus houses 133 cardinal electors, the largest group in conclave history.<ref name="wiki2025">{{cite web |title=2025 papal conclave |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_papal_conclave |website=Wikipedia |access-date=5 May 2025 |date=5 May 2025}}</ref><ref name="catholicnews">{{cite web |title=2025 conclave to be largest in Catholic Church’s history |url=https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/2025-conclave-to-be-largest-in-catholic-churchs-history |website=Catholic News Agency |access-date=5 May 2025 |date=2 May 2025}}</ref>
The '''Domus Sanctae Marthae''' (Latin for "House of Saint Martha") is a five-story building in [[Vatican City]] that serves as a residence for clergy, a guesthouse for visitors, and the lodging for cardinal electors during [[papal conclave]]s.<ref name="vatican">{{cite web |title=Domus Sanctae Marthae |url=https://www.vatican.va/content/vatican/en/vatican-city/domus-sanctae-marthae.html |website=Holy See |access-date=5 May 2025 |date=2025}}</ref> Completed in 1996 under [[Pope John Paul II]], it replaced the Apostolic Palace as the primary accommodation for conclave participants, offering modern amenities and greater privacy.<ref name="wiki_conclave">{{cite web |title=Papal conclave |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papal_conclave |website=Wikipedia |access-date=5 May 2025 |date=4 May 2025}}</ref> In the [[2025 papal conclave]], which began on 7 May 2025 following [[Pope Francis]]'s death on 21 April 2025, the Domus houses 133 cardinal electors, the largest group in conclave history.<ref name="wiki2025">{{cite web |title=2025 papal conclave |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_papal_conclave |website=Wikipedia |access-date=5 May 2025 |date=5 May 2025}}</ref><ref name="catholicnews">{{cite web |title=2025 conclave to be largest in Catholic Church’s history |url=https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/2025-conclave-to-be-largest-in-catholic-churchs-history |website=Catholic News Agency |access-date=5 May 2025 |date=2 May 2025}}</ref>