Almo Collegio Capranica
The Almo Collegio Capranica ( Latin Almum Collegium Capranicense , German Venerable College Capranica ) is the best known and oldest papal college in Rome , it was named after its founder Domenico Capranica . The title “Almo” or “Almum” means “venerable” or “life-giving” and refers to the fighters who sacrificed their lives in defense of the Pope during the Sacco di Roma , the sack of Rome in 1527 . The patron saint of the Capranica College is Saint Agnes of Rome .
history
With the establishment of this seminary, Cardinal Domenico Capranica (1400–1458) intended to offer priestly training to young people in the city of Rome. He had thought of men who did not come from the wealthy families of Rome. On January 5th, 1457 the Almo Collegio Capranica was founded. Capranica ensured the economic and financial independence and thus the educational institution could be opened in 1459 for about 30 students. The “ Roman Arch Brotherhood of the Most Holy Redeemer ”, to which Capranica also belonged, was entrusted with the management of the seminar . Pope Sixtus IV. (1471–1484) granted permission in 1478 to build the college at Palazzo Capranica in the immediate vicinity of the Church of Santa Maria in Aquiro . The candidates for the priesthood completed their studies at the Roman universities , since the middle of the 16th century the seminarians studied at the Collegium Romanum , which was led by Jesuits . Cardinal Bishop of Albano , Michele Bonelli , was appointed the first cardinal protector of the college in 1592 . The students elected the rector for a one-year term. With the reform carried out by Pope Alexander VII (1655–1667), the appointment of the rector changed and passed to the Holy See .
Between 1797 and 1807 the college had to stop teaching and began to rebuild after the French Revolution and the end of Napoleonic rule . In the 19th century the institute developed into an excellent academic seminary and cooperated with the Pontifical Gregorian University and the Pontifical Diplomatic Academy . Pope Benedict XV (1914–1922), a former student of the Collegio Capranica, entrusted the seminary in 1917 with the liturgical care of the Patriarchal Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore . On January 21, 1957, after almost four years of restructuring and reconstruction, the new seminary was opened by Pope Pius XII. (1939–1958) inaugurated. A reorientation and study reform after the Second Vatican Council led to a further theological and cultural renewal. In 1971 Pope Paul VI. (1963–1978) a new management organization came into force. The college is now headed by an "Episcopal Commission". Pope John Paul II (1978–2005) approved the new statutes of the Kolleg Capranica in 1982.
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Coordinates: 41 ° 54 ′ 0.5 ″ N , 12 ° 28 ′ 39.5 ″ E