Antonianum
Pontificia Università Antonianum | |
S.F.A.[1] | |
Location | , 41°53′21″N 12°30′15″E / 41.88917°N 12.50417°E |
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Website | www |
The Antonianum, also known as the Pontifical University of Saint Anthony (
History
In 1883, Father Bernardino Dal Vago da Portogruaro (1869–1889), Minister General of the Order of Friars Minor, proposed the construction of a new academic college:
So that the [Franciscan] Order will, in due course, be lit by very learned men and well versed in individual academic subjects and each province will be glorious and benefit from these professors and teachers.[3]
Construction of the university began in 1884 and the institution was opened 6 years later in 1890 by Luigi Canali (1889–1897).
To obtain legal recognition from the
In 1926 the college inaugurated a philosophical-theological review entitled Antoniarum.[5]
On 14 June 1938, the institution was granted the right to use the title Pontifical by Pope Pius XI. On 11 January 2005, Pope John Paul II granted the University the right to use the Pontifical University title.[6]
Faculties
The University has four faculties and a number of associated institutes, which run approximately 180 courses per year:
- Faculty of Theology
- Faculty of Biblical Sciences and Archaeology (Studium Biblicum Franciscanum in Jerusalem)
- Faculty of Canon Law
- Faculty of Philosophy
The University also includes the Franciscan Institute of Spirituality, operated by the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin.[7]
References
- Vatican Insider. 3 July 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
- ACOR Jordan, by Father Rosario Pierri, Dean of the Studium Biblicum Franciscanum, 7 October 2018.
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- ^ "Brief History", Pontificia Universitas Antonianum
- ^ "'Antonianum' - a New Franciscan Review", The Fortnightly Review, Volume 33, Issue 4, A. Preuss, 1926, p. 69
- ^ Pontifical University Antonianum – information
- ^ Franciscan Institute of Spirituality Archived January 25, 2010, at the Wayback Machine