A historical office or department of the Roman Catholic Church that handled the dating and authentication of papal documents and letters.
From Medieval Latin 'dataria,' derived from 'data' (given/dated). The office was established in the 14th century and handled official papal correspondence.
The Dataria was where the Pope's official letters got their date stamps—a role so important that handling this office became a major source of church revenue and power.
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