sentences:  The bank was the first national bank in Europe (as the bank of the Papal States), the first public deposit bank in Rome, and the oldest continuously operating bank in Rome until its merger in 1992.The Bank was founded by Pope Paul V in the "Bench of S. Spirit" building (which became known as the "Palazzo del Banco di S. Spirito") on December 13, 1605.The construction of the building was started in 1513 by Pope Leo X, on what became known as the "Street of the Banks."