Pontifical Academy

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The Pontifical Academies are institutions through which the Roman Curia participates in scientific and artistic life.

history

The origins of the Pontifical Academies go back to the early modern period , when a large number of small societies of scholars often called themselves "academies". They were the forerunners of today's science academies.

Academies

Pontifical Academy of Fine Arts and Literature

The Pontifical Academy of Fine Arts and Literature, founded in 1542 (it. Pontificia Insigne Accademia di Belle Arti e Letteratura dei Virtuosi al Pantheon ) is the oldest of the academies.

Pontifical Academy of Theology

The Pontifical Academy for Theology (it. Pontificia Academia Theologica ) was founded in Rome in 1695 and received its first statutes in 1718 by Pope Clement XI. Pope Clement XIV sponsored the academy. Gregory XVI. wrote specific laws and regulations in 1838. John Paul II reformed the Pontificia Academia Theologica in 1999.

The Pontifical Academy of Theology, based in Vatican City, deals with the dialogue between faith and reason and the deepening of the Church's teaching. Pope John Paul II's encyclical Fides et ratio was a “work plan” for the activity.

On June 21, 2014, Pope Francis appointed the Canadian moral theologian and Ratzinger student Real Tremblay CSsR as the new President of the Pontifical Academy for Theology. He succeeds Manlio Sodi SDB .

International Marian Pontifical Academy

The International Marian Pontifical Academy (Latin: Pontificia Academia Mariana Internationalis PAMI) is a Pontifical Academy based in the Vatican City for the coordination of scientists and students of Mariology.

Pontifical Academy of Sciences

The Pontifical Academy of Sciences (Latin: Pontificia Academia Scientiarum ) is a scientific academy according to the internationally dominant understanding of the word “scientiae”. In its current form it was in 1936 by Pope Pius XI. set up; but it sees itself in the tradition of the Accademia dei Lincei , which dates back to 1603.

It includes 80 well-known scientists, including non-Catholics, from all over the world. In early 2011, the Protestant microbiologist and geneticist Werner Arber was founded by Pope Benedict XVI. appointed President of the Academy of Sciences.

Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences

The Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences (Latin: Pontificia Academia Scientiarum Socialium ) founded by Pope John Paul II in 1994 is based on the motu proprio “Socalium scientiarum” of January 1, 1994.

Pontifical Academy for Life

The Pontifical Academy for Life (Latin: Pontificia Academia Pro Vita ), founded by Pope John Paul II in 1994, is based on the motu proprio "Vitae mysterium" of February 11, 1994. Ignacio Carrasco de Paula has been president since 2010 .

Pontifical Academy for the Latin Language

The Pontifical Academy for the Latin Language (Latin Pontificia Academia Latinitatis ) was founded on November 10, 2012 by Pope Benedict XVI. founded with the Motu proprio Latina Lingua to promote the Latin language . It is affiliated with the Pontifical Council for Culture . Ivano Dionigi has been president since 2012 , Roberto Spataro SDB is secretary .

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ The Pontifical Academy of Science: A Historical Profile (en)
  2. ↑ kathweb.at: Pontifical Academy of Sciences under new management (accessed on January 15, 2011).
  3. ↑ Evangelische Nachrichtenagentur idea eV (Ed.): For the first time: Protestant leads the Pontifical Academy . Wetzlar 2011, p. 12 (edition: ideaSpektrum 4/2011).
  4. ↑ Motu proprio "Vitae mysterium" online at ewtn.com, viewed November 4, 2010 (English)
  5. ^ Lettera in Forma di Motu Proprio "Latina lingua" con la quale viene istituita la Pontificia Academia Latinitatis ; in: Holy See Press Office: Daily Bulletin of July 2, 2011.
  6. ^ Apostolic letter in the form of a Motu Proprio Latina Lingua from Pope Benedict XVI. with which the Pontifical Academy for the Latin Language is established (German)


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