Koloseum, stadion olimpijski czy kościół – miejsce zawarcia małżeństwa w Rzymie
Colosseum, Olympic stadium or a church – place of marriage in Rome

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the article is to show places in Rome in which marriage can be contracted in a legally binding way in the light of the current Italian civil law and the canon law, especially the particular law. In the capital of Italy as well as across the country, marriage ceremonies are no longer exclusively celebrated in churches: for the first time in 2018 the percentage of civil marriages without any religious elements was higher than of those which were celebrated in a religious form. Apart from those changes, there is a worldwide trend which tends to be promoted and can be observed also in Italy where marriages are contracted outside of the registry office and church, for example outdoors, in a palace or a castle which are in the vicinity of restaurants or in restaurants. However, looking both at the civil and canon law regulations, Rome precisely defines where marriage can be contracted and it is currently not possible to contract a marriage at an Olympic stadium or in the Colosseum – not only from the point of view of the canon law but also the civil regulations.

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