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 1496, Pope Alexander VI created the office of Grand Master of the Order, and the office was vested in the papacy where it remained until 1949 and since then a cardinal has been grand master. The Pope is sovereign of the Order, and it enjoys the protection of the Holy See and has its legal seat at Vatican City.