Pontifical Academy Cultorum Martyrum

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Basic data
Surname: Pontifical Academy Cultorum Martyrum
(lat.Pontificia Accademia Cultorum Martyrum ')
Seat: S. Maria in Camposanto
Piazza Protomartiri Romani
00120 Città del Vaticano
Magister: Fabrizio Bisconti
(since 2001)

The Pontifical Academy Cultorum Martyrum ( Latin : Pontificia Accademia Cultorum Martyrum ) is a Pontifical Academy .

history

The forerunner of today's academy is the "Collegium Cultorum Martyrum", which was founded on February 2, 1879. Founders were the Christian archaeologists Mariano Armellini , Adolfo Hytreck , Orazio Marucchi and Enrico Stevenson, and in particular Giovanni Battista de Rossi .

The purpose was to promote the cult of martyrs and show the history of the first witnesses to the faith. The "Collegium Cultorum Martyrum", as a department of the Pontificia Accademia Romana di Archeologia , tried together with the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Order of the Sacraments and the Congregation for the Processes of Beatification and Canonization by researching the sacred acts of saints and martyrs, the understanding especially from the first To promote centuries of Christianity .

For this purpose, celebrations were carried out according to old rites, for example in old Christian cemeteries and other holy places. Religious and archaeological conferences were also held.

In particular, under Magister Carlo Respighi, the so-called station worship services were reintroduced, initially with the approval of the Holy See, later by the Popes - Pope John XXIII. on Ash Wednesday 1959 - were celebrated again.

academy

The academy consists of Sodal and supporting members of both sexes. With the 80th birthday one receives the status of an emeritus .

It is not possible to apply for membership; rather, candidates for membership are selected on the proposal of a cardinal or bishop and confirmation by the Papal Brevensecretariat .

The Academy is headed by a Magister (head), who is appointed by the Pope. The tasks of the Magister include ensuring communication with the Pontifical Council for Culture and the Pontifical Academies, as well as organizing the annual meetings. The Magister is automatically a member of the Council for the Coordination of the Pontifical Academies.

The Academy holds at least two general meetings per year, one in the Pontificio Istituto di Archeologia Cristiana and one in the S. Maria headquarters in Campo Santo in the Vatican.

In 1995 the statutes of the Academy were revised by Pope John Paul II .

The official seat of the Academy is S. Maria in Campo Santo at Campo Santo Teutonico , Piazza dei Protomartiri Romani, in the Vatican. The secretariat is located in the Pontifical Institute for Christian Archeology, Via Napoleone III No 1, Rome. The current master's degree is Fabrizio Bisconti, the secretary is Piero Vergari.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ "Giovanni Battista de Rossi"  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed June 20, 2012@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.heiligekatholischekirche.info  
  2. ↑ "The Roman Station Worship Services and Their Significance for the Liturgy of the Church" (PDF; 378 kB), Ursula Nersinger in: Circular Pro Missa Tridentina No. 22, December 2002

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