Collegio Nazareno

The Collegio Nazareno was one of the most prestigious educational and study institutions in Rome in the 17th and 18th centuries.

history

The Collegio Nazareno was founded in 1622 on the initiative of Michelangelo Cardinal Tonti , titular Archbishop of Nazareth. He made part of his property next to his palace on Via del Bufalo in Rome available to found a school for the education of young men from the slums with José Calasanz , the founder of the Piarist Order . Due to the sudden death of Michelangelo Tonti and subsequent inheritance disputes, the opening was delayed until 1630. José Calasanz was the founding rector from 1630 to 1643. The school developed into one of the most renowned educational and study institutions in Rome.

In the 19th century the Collegio Nazareno was converted into a foundation. In addition to a private school with a focus on music, science and linguistics, the Museo Naturalistico Mineralogico is located there. The La Congregazione Lauretana (founded 1644) and L'Accademia degli Incolti (founded 1658) are also based here.

Personalities

• Giuseppe Cardinal Firrao (1736–1830), attended school in the early 18th century.
• Giulio Maria Cardinal della Somaglia (1744–1830), attended school in the mid-18th century.
• Scipione Breislak (1750-1826), Italian-German professor of mineralogy and geology, taught at the Collegio Nazareno
• Pietro Cardinal Vidoni (1759–1830), attended school from 1771 to 1778
• Ercole Cardinal Dandini (1759–1840), attended school from 1772 to 1779
• Carlo Maria Cardinal Pedicini (1769–1843), attended school from 1783 to 1789
• Tommaso Cardinal Riario Sforza (1782–1857), attended school from 1793 to approx. 1804

Web links

• Website of the Collegio Nazareno (Italian)
• "The" Collegio Nazareno "per i poveri e per le élites"
• Palazzo Tonti ( Memento of March 31, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) (Italian)