Tantur Ecumenical Institute for Theological Studies
Encyclopedia
Tantur Ecumenical Institute for Theological Studies is an ecumenical theological institute in Jerusalem, Israel
.
At the Second Vatican Council
in October 1963, the idea of an international ecumenical institute for theological research and pastoral studies was proposed. After the pope's pilgrimage to the Holy Land
in 1964, the Vatican
purchased Tantur (Arabic for "hilltop") and leased it to the University of Notre Dame
(USA) for fifty years. The institute opened in 1971. Under the guidance of Protestant and Roman Catholic rectors, it offers programs to Christians of all denominations.
On the grounds of the institute are the remains of a Crusader
-era Maltese
castle, converted by Count Caboge, the consul-general of Austria, into a hospital for sick pilgrims and locals.
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
.
At the Second Vatican Council
Second Vatican Council
The Second Vatican Council addressed relations between the Roman Catholic Church and the modern world. It was the twenty-first Ecumenical Council of the Catholic Church and the second to be held at St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican. It opened under Pope John XXIII on 11 October 1962 and closed...
in October 1963, the idea of an international ecumenical institute for theological research and pastoral studies was proposed. After the pope's pilgrimage to the Holy Land
Holy Land
The Holy Land is a term which in Judaism refers to the Kingdom of Israel as defined in the Tanakh. For Jews, the Land's identifiction of being Holy is defined in Judaism by its differentiation from other lands by virtue of the practice of Judaism often possible only in the Land of Israel...
in 1964, the Vatican
Holy See
The Holy See is the episcopal jurisdiction of the Catholic Church in Rome, in which its Bishop is commonly known as the Pope. It is the preeminent episcopal see of the Catholic Church, forming the central government of the Church. As such, diplomatically, and in other spheres the Holy See acts and...
purchased Tantur (Arabic for "hilltop") and leased it to the University of Notre Dame
University of Notre Dame
The University of Notre Dame du Lac is a Catholic research university located in Notre Dame, an unincorporated community north of the city of South Bend, in St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States...
(USA) for fifty years. The institute opened in 1971. Under the guidance of Protestant and Roman Catholic rectors, it offers programs to Christians of all denominations.
On the grounds of the institute are the remains of a Crusader
Crusades
The Crusades were a series of religious wars, blessed by the Pope and the Catholic Church with the main goal of restoring Christian access to the holy places in and near Jerusalem...
-era Maltese
Maltese people
The Maltese are an ethnic group indigenous to the Southern European nation of Malta, and identified with the Maltese language. Malta is an island in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea...
castle, converted by Count Caboge, the consul-general of Austria, into a hospital for sick pilgrims and locals.