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The Patristicum, officially the Augustinian Patristic Pontifical Institute (Latin : Pontificium Institutum Patristicum Augustinianum), is a pontifical institute in Rome, under the supervision of the Order of Saint Augustine. It is an incorporated institute of the Pontifical Lateran University. [1] It is responsible for the study of patristic theology, the history and theology of the Church Fathers.
The Patristicum is considered a direct continuation of the fourteenth-century Studium Generale in Rome which belonged to the Augustinian order, later alongside the Biblioteca Angelica. It was established by the Augustinians and retains the name of Saint Augustine in their honour. In 1873 the two institutions were separated and the forerunner to the Institute moved to its current location on the Via Paolo VI in Rome. [2]
In November 1989, the institute was formally established under the Congregation for Catholic Education. In 2023, Pope Francis granted the institute the title of "Pontifical." [3] Its current president is the Rev. Giuseppe Caruso, OSA. [4]
Augustinianum is the peer-reviewed journal of the Institute. It has been published since 1961. It publishes two issues per year containing original research and reviews related to the study of ancient Christian literature and the Fathers of the Church. In 2010, the Institute announced plans to make the journal available electronically, and all issues are now available online. [5]
Augustinians are members of Christian religious orders that follow the Rule of Saint Augustine, written in about 400 AD by Augustine of Hippo. There are two distinct types of Augustinians in Catholic religious orders dating back to the 12th–13th centuries:
The Pontifical Gregorian University is a higher education ecclesiastical school located in Rome, Italy.
The Servite Order, officially known as the Order of Servants of Mary, is one of the five original Catholic mendicant orders. It includes several branches of friars, contemplative nuns, a congregation of active religious sisters, and lay groups. The Order's objectives are the sanctification of its members, the preaching of the Gospel, and the propagation of devotion to the Mother of God, with special reference to her sorrows. The Servites friars lead a community life in the tradition of the mendicant orders.
Dr Patrick James Fahey O.S.A., is an Augustinian friar, liturgist, musician and Prior Provincial of the Australian Province of the Order of St Augustine. He is a graduate of Villanova University (PA), The Catholic University of America (D.C.) and the Pontifical Institute of Liturgy (Rome).
The Order of Saint Augustine, abbreviated OSA, is a religious mendicant order of the Catholic Church. It was founded in 1244 by bringing together several eremitical groups in the Tuscany region who were following the Rule of Saint Augustine, written by Saint Augustine of Hippo in the fifth century.
The Pontifical Lateran University, also known as Lateranum, is a pontifical university based in Rome. The university also hosts the central session of the Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family. The university is known as "The Pope's University". Its Grand Chancellor is the Vicar General to the Holy Father for the Diocese of Rome. As of 2014 the Pontifical Lateran university had students from more than a hundred countries. It is also sometimes also known as the Pontifical University of Apollinaire.
Mary, the Help of Christians is a Roman Catholic title of the Blessed Virgin Mary, based on a devotion now associated with a feast day of the General Roman Calendar on May 24.
A pontifical university is a Catholic university established by and directly under the authority of the Holy See. It is licensed to grant academic degrees in sacred faculties, the most important of which are theology, canon law, and philosophy. Pontifical universities follow a European system of degrees in the sacred faculties, granting the baccalaureate, the licentiate, and the doctorate.
The Claretianum, officially the Claretian Pontifical Institute of the Theology of the Consecrated Life, is an educational institute of the Roman Catholic Church in Rome founded by the Claretians. It is part of the Pontifical Lateran University as an institute specialising in the theology of the consecrated life.
Prosper Grech was a Maltese Augustinian friar, who co-founded the Patristic Institute Augustinianum in Rome. He was created a cardinal by Pope Benedict XVI on 18 February 2012. He was the second Maltese member of the College of Cardinals, the first since 1843.
Robert John Dodaro, OSA is an American priest of the Catholic Church. He is a specialist in the writings of St Augustine of Hippo.
Manlio Simonetti was an Italian scholar of Patristics and the history of Biblical interpretation.
John Michael Rist is a British scholar of ancient philosophy, classics, and early Christian philosophy and theology, known mainly for his contributions to the history of metaphysics and ethics. He is the author of monographs on Plato, Aristotle, the Stoics, Epicurus, Plotinus, the dating of the Gospels, and Augustine. Rist is Professor of Classics Emeritus at the University of Toronto and part-time Visiting Professor at the Institutum Patristicum Augustinianum in Rome, held the Father Kurt Pritzl, O.P., Chair in Philosophy at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., and is a life member of Clare Hall, Cambridge University. During his lengthy academic career he has also been Regius Professor of Classics at the University of Aberdeen (1983–1996), and the Lady David Visiting Professor in Philosophy at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (1995).
Manuel Nin i Güell, also known as Manuel Nin, is the Apostolic Exarch to Greece of the Greek Byzantine Catholic Church.
Archbishop Boghos Lévon Zékiyan is an Armenologist, philosopher, Professor of Armenian Language and Literature at Ca' Foscari University of Venice, Pontifical Oriental Institute of Rome and Istanbul University, a member of the Academy of Venice, Foreign member of Armenian National Academy of Sciences, Corresponding member of the Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti (1992). He is the Armenian Catholic Archeparch of Istanbul. Zekiyan is the Founding President of the Associazione "Padus-Araxes", the director of Summer Intensive Course of the Armenian Language and Culture at the University of Venice, and former editor of Hye Endanik (1974–82) and Bazmavep (1980-1985) periodicals.
The first Study Commission on the Women's Diaconate was established in August 2016 by Pope Francis to review the theology and history of the ministry of women deacons (deaconesses) in the Roman Catholic Church. Reportedly, the commission did not reach a general agreement. After the Amazonian synod, Pope Francis promised to re-open this commission. He established a second commission instead in April 2020.
Robert Darwin Crouse was a Canadian religious philosopher and Anglican priest.
Our Lady of Consolation or Mary, Consoler of the Afflicted is a Roman Catholic title of the Blessed Virgin Mary. It dates back to the second century and is one of her earliest Marian titles of honor. The title Comforter of the afflicted is also used as an invocation in the Litany of Loreto.
Nicolas Pierre Jean Lhernould is a French-born priest of the Catholic Church who has been appointed Bishop of Constantine, Algeria.
Luigi Sepiacci, O.E.S.A. – born Domenico Daniele Sepiacci – was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who held senior positions in the Roman Curia from 1886 until his death. He was made a cardinal in 1891. He previously led the Order of Saint Augustine, headed the academy where the Holy See trains its diplomats, and led the Diocese of Perugia.
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