Pontifical Roman Major Seminary
Major seminary | |
Established | 1565 |
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Founder | Pope Pius IV |
Parent institution | Diocese of Rome |
Religious affiliation | Catholic Church |
Rector | Michele Di Tolve |
Location | , |
The Pontifical Roman Major Seminary (
History
The
The residence was changed several times before 1608, when they settled in the Palazzo Borromeo in the Via del Seminario (now 'Collegio Bellarmino', a residence for Jesuit priests, students at the Gregorian University). Each year, at Pentecost, a student delivered a discourse on the Holy Ghost in the papal chapel.[3]
After the suppression of the Jesuits in 1773, direction of the seminary was under the care of diocesan priests and installed in the Collegio Romano of the Jesuits. After the changes in 1798 the number of the students, generally about 100, came down to 9.
The Roman Seminary included not only young men who had already decided to become priests, but also younger boys still not sure of their vocation, and while the training of the former concentrated on the need for study and the practice of strict piety, the second needed a different formation, with training and pious exercises appropriate to their age.
On 29 June 1913, Pope Pius X issued the Apostolic Constitution "In præcipuis", promulgating the new regulations concerning the training of the Roman and Italian clergy. The Roman Seminary was divided into major and minor sections. The major seminary merged with the Pontificio Seminario Pio and the Seminario Lombardo dei SS. Ambrogio e Carlo and became the Pontificio Seminario Romano Maggiore (Pontifical Roman Major Seminary), with headquarters in a new building at the Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran. The law department was transferred to the Collegio Leoniano, but remained a school of the Seminary. The minor seminary merged with the Vatican Seminary to form the Pontificio Seminario Romano Minore. The Lombardo was merged temporarily with the Roman Seminary from 1913 to 1920, when it was re-established as a separate college.
The Collegio Cerasoli with four burses for students of the
Gregory XV, Clement IX, Innocent XIII, Clement XII, and John XXIII received part of their formation in this seminary.
During the Second World War, the Lateran and its related buildings provided a safe haven from the Nazis and Italian Fascists for numbers of Jews and other refugees. Among those who found shelter there were
On 28 October 1958, the election of Angelo Roncalli, a former pupil of the Roman Seminary, as
In 2013 the enrollment was seventy seminarians.[7] The course of study is six years. The first two years correspond to philosophy studies oriented to self-understanding and discernment, and to understanding the self and the vocation. In the third year the seminarian takes the formal decision to enter Orders. In the remaining three years (lectorate, acolythate, diaconate) the role of the pastor is gradually emphasized. Twice a week students participate in pastoral activities in Rome in parishes, hospitals, prisons, and centers of assistance.[8]
Our Lady of Trust
The patroness of the Pontifical Major Roman Seminary is the Blessed Virgin Mary under the title
See also
References
- ^ "Bergoglio nomina fratel Gabriele Faraghini rettore del Pontificio Seminario romano maggiore". lastampa.it (in Italian). 2017-07-31. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
- ISBN 88-215-4521-0
- ^ a b c Benigni, Umberto. "Roman Colleges." The Catholic Encyclopedia Vol. 13. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1912. 12 January 2016
- ISBN 9780809140329
- ^ "Palazzini", the righteous among the Nations, Yad Vashem
- ^ "Fagiolo", The Righteous Among the Nations, Yad Vashem
- ^ "Priests for Rome", L'Osservatore Romano, 9 February 2013
- ^ "Interview with the Rector of the Roman Major Seminary", L'Osservatore Romano, 13 February 2008, p. 2
- ^ "Madonna Della Fiducia", Pontificio Seminario Romano Maggiore
- Attribution
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Roman Colleges". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
External links
- Pontificio Seminario Romano Maggiore
- Pope Benedict XVI, Lectio Divina at the Pontifical Major Roman Seminary, 8 February 2013
More information on the Seminary (Pontificio Seminario Romano Maggiore) and its history is available at its website in Italian @ http://www.seminarioromano.it/ and in English translation @ https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=it&u=http://www.seminarioromano.it/&ei=W9AAT4X2L8HX0QGdspC5Ag