Keeper of the Seals

The seal is actually kept with the Registrar General of Canada, a title which since 1995 has been linked to the office of Minister of Industry.

The French "Keeper of the Seals" (Garde des Sceaux) is a title held by the Minister of Justice.

Formerly, as Keeper of the Seals of France, this title belonged to the Chancellor, the ancien régime counterpart of the minister of justice.

The Minister of Justice guards the Great Seal of France, dating from 1848, in his or her office, as well as the stamping press.

The Minister of Justice is also the editor of the Gazzetta Ufficiale della Repubblica Italiana, the official bulletin of the Italian Republic.

[5] In medieval and Renaissance times the Papal Custode del Piombo ("Keeper of the Lead") was an important and well-paid office, always held by a friar.

The important architect Bramante had been appointed in 1513, but died the next year, when Mariano Fetti succeeded.