Salesian Pontifical University
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The Salesian Pontifical University (Italian: Università Pontificia Salesiana) is a pontifical university
in Italy
run by the Salesian order
. It has two campuses, one in Rome
and one in Turin
.
It consists of the following Faculties:
On 8 December 1986 a Department of Youth Pastoral and Catechetics was constituted by an agreement between the Faculties of Theology and Education.
The Salesian Pontifical University is an ordinary member of FIUC (Fédération Internationale des Universités Catholiques), FUCE (Fédération des Universités Catholiques Européennes)and EUA (Association Européenne de l'Université).
Pontifical university
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 Sacred Theology, Canon Law, Sacred Scripture and...
in Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
run by the Salesian order
Salesians of Don Bosco
The Salesians of Don Bosco is a Roman Catholic religious order founded in the late nineteenth century by Saint John Bosco in an attempt, through works of charity, to care for the young and poor children of the industrial revolution...
. It has two campuses, one in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
and one in Turin
Turin
Turin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...
.
History
The Salesian Pontifical University is promoted by the Salesian Society of Saint John Bosco and is canonically erected by the Congregation for Catholic Education with the decree of 3 May 1940 (Prot. N. 265/40) with the official title «Pontificio Ateneo Salesiano». The new title «Pontificia Studiorum Universitas Salesiana» (Salesian Pontifical University) was approved by the his Holiness Pope Paul VI with the Motu Proprio Magisterium vitae on 24 May 1973.It consists of the following Faculties:
- The Faculty of Theology
- The Faculty of Education
- The Faculty of Philosophy
- The Faculty of Canon Law
- The Faculty of Christian and Classical Literature
- The Faculty of the Sciences of Social Communicaiton
On 8 December 1986 a Department of Youth Pastoral and Catechetics was constituted by an agreement between the Faculties of Theology and Education.
The Salesian Pontifical University is an ordinary member of FIUC (Fédération Internationale des Universités Catholiques), FUCE (Fédération des Universités Catholiques Européennes)and EUA (Association Européenne de l'Université).
Illustrious students and professors
- Tarcisio Bertone
- Angelo AmatoAngelo AmatoAngelo Amato, S.D.B. is a cardinal of the Catholic Church and currently serves as the Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints. He previously served as Secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith from 2002 to 2008.-Education:He entered the Salesians, after completing...
- Alfons Maria SticklerAlfons Maria SticklerAlfons Maria Stickler, SDB, JCD was an Austrian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archivist and Librarian of the Holy Roman Church from 1985 to 1988. Stickler was elevated to the cardinalate in 1985, and was the oldest member of the College of Cardinals...
- Ludwig SchwarzLudwig SchwarzLudwig Schwarz, S.D.B. is the Roman Catholic bishop of the Diocese of Linz, Austria.-Life:Ludwig Schwarz was the first of nine children and grew up in Most pri Bratislave. After the expulsion of his family from Slovakia in 1945, he arrived in Vienna, where he attended primary school...
- Antonio María Javierre OrtasAntonio María Javierre OrtasAntonio María Javierre Ortas S.D.B. was a cardinal of the Catholic Church, and former prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments in the Vatican....
- Rosalio José Castillo LaraRosalio José Castillo LaraRosalio José Castillo Lara JCD was a Venezuelan Roman Catholic cardinal.-Early life and ordination:Castillo Lara was born in San Casimiro, diocese of Maracay, in Venezuela's Aragua State, on 4 September 1922...
- Joseph Prathan Sridanusil
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- Brian Edwin Ferme
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