Pontifical Atheneum of St. Anselm

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The Pontifical Atheneum of St. Anselm (Italian : Pontificio Ateneo Sant'Anselmo) is a pontifical university in Rome associated with the Benedictines. [1] It offers courses in philosophy, theology and liturgy, philosophy and mysticism, monastic studies, languages, sacramental theology and theological history. It is located next to the Church of Sant'Anselmo all'Aventino on the Aventine.

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Since 10 March 2015, the Rector Magnificus of the Pontifical Atheneum of St. Anselm is Father Juan Javier Flores Arcas, O.S.B. [2]

History

The University was restored in its present form by Pope Leo XIII in 1887, [3] created in honour of St. Anselm of Canterbury.

In 1952, the institution was given further recognition and flourished after the Second Vatican Council.[ citation needed ]

Activities

Sant'Anselmo receives students from Benedictine congregations from around the world to "provide theological training to Benedictines and other congregations of the Church Universal". [4]

The Institute was canonically established by the Apostolic See as a faculty of Sacred Liturgy of the Pontifical University of St. Anselm in order to promote liturgical science through research and teaching. As such it is empowered to grant, in the name of the Pope, the academic degrees of License (SL.L.) and Doctorate (SL.D.)

The university's library was established with gifts from various Benedictine congregations and the personal collections of Cardinal Dusmet Gaetano Bernardino, and has since grown to become a substantial source of theological research material.[ citation needed ]As of 2015 the librarian was Dom Luigi Gioia, O.S.B.

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References

  1. Diocesi di Roma - Sant Anselmo Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine
  2. http://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2015/03/10/0176/00389.html
  3. Sant Anselmo
  4. "Casa". Sant'Anselmo (in Italian). Retrieved 7 October 2018.

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