Pontifical Beda College

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The Pontifical Beda College ( Italian : Pontificio Collegio Beda ) in Rome is a Pontifical College for international English-speaking priests and seminarians . It was founded in 1852 by Pope Pius IX. (1846–1878) and bears the name of the Doctor of the Church Beda Venerabilis .

history

At the end of the 18th century, priests and candidates for the priesthood of the Anglican Church in England had decided to convert to the Roman Catholic Church and wanted to be ordained priestly by the Catholic Church. This fact prompted Pius IX to found a papal college for converts in Rome. The college was opened in 1807. The first name was “Collegio Ecclesiastico”, later it was renamed “Collegio Pio”. Pope Leo XIII. (1878–1903) introduced a new period for the college and in 1898 approved the new college statutes . He decided that the college should be placed under the patronage of Saint Bede, whom he had appointed Doctor of the Church, and that it should be titled as the "Pontifical Beda College".

In the years 1930–1940, Rector Monsignor Charles Duchemin developed a four-year course that was conducted in English. Between 1939 and 1947 the college was evacuated to Great Britain . On their return they moved into a building in Via di S.Nicolo da Tolentino in Piazza Barberini . Since the premises had become too small in the mid-1950s, they were looking for a new home. 1956 gave Pope Pius XII. (1939-1958) the college from the Vatican owned a piece of land near the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls . On October 20, 1960, Pope John XXIII opened (1958–1963) the new college building at Viale San Paolo 18, it is located on an extra-territorial enclave .

Admission and organization

Admission requirement is a selection process in the home diocese , the applicants are looked after by their responsible diocesan bishop or their superior general and accompanied throughout their studies. The study period lasts four years and includes, in addition to character and spiritual education, the subjects philosophy , liturgy , dogmatics , moral theology , homiletics , canon law and church history . The course concludes with a Bachelor of Theology . Since September 2010 there has been a new collaboration with St. Mary's University College Twickenham , the Bachelor's degrees awarded there are recognized by the Beda College. The Pontifical Universities in Rome are also available to students, but they can only be used at the express request of their bishop or religious superior.

The current rector is Canon Philip Gillespie, and he is assisted by a university dean as director of studies, a study chaplain , a spiritual director, the administrative office, a librarian , a finance manager and a secretariat .

Beda Association

Former students, lecturers and members of the rectorate meet once a year to celebrate Holy Mass and to socialize. There is a support and Almuniverein called Beda Association. This is led by the President (Monsignor Roderick Strange), a secretary, a cashier and a 15-member committee .

Some personalities

San Beda College

In the Philippines there are two colleges that also bear the name of St. Beda, these are:

  • the San Beda College in Manila was founded in 1901 by Benedictines and
  • San Beda College Alabang, also in Manila, was founded in 1972.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.bedacollege.org/college-roots
  2. ↑ https://bedacollege.org/people/canon-philip-gillespie
  3. ↑ https://bedacollege.org/objects-of-the-association
  4. ^ William Giles ( Memento June 29, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
  5. ↑ San Beda College Mandiola
  6. ^ San Beda College Alabang

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