The Istituto Giuseppe Toniolo di Studi Superiori is the agency founder and promoter of the
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (English: ''Catholic University of the Sacred Heart'', colloquially the ''Catholic University of Milan''), known as UCSC or UNICATT or simply Cattolica, is an Italian private research university founded in 19 ...
. The institute is situated in
Milan
Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city h ...
, near the UCSC's campus;
the name of the institute is dedicated to
Giuseppe Toniolo
Giuseppe Toniolo (7 March 1845 – 7 October 1918) was an Italian Roman Catholic economist, sociologist, and pioneer of Christian democracy. A leading political and social economist, Toniolo condemned both socialism and laissez-faire capitalism, ...
, who conceived the idea of Cattolica University.
History
In 1919 Father
Agostino Gemelli
Agostino Gemelli (18 January 1878 – 15 July 1959) was an Italian Franciscan friar, physician and psychologist, who was also the founder and first Rector of the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (Catholic University of the Sacred Heart) of Mi ...
, Ludovico Necchi, Francesco Olgiati, Armida Barelli, and Ernesto Lombardo founded the institute. On June 24, 1920, the institute was legally recognized with a decree signed by the Minister of Education,
Benedetto Croce
Benedetto Croce (; 25 February 1866 – 20 November 1952)
was an Italian idealist philosopher, historian, and politician, who wrote on numerous topics, including philosophy, history, historiography and aesthetics. In most regards, Croce was a lib ...
; at the same time, the Pope
Benedict XV
Pope Benedict XV (Latin: ''Benedictus XV''; it, Benedetto XV), born Giacomo Paolo Giovanni Battista della Chiesa, name=, group= (; 21 November 185422 January 1922), was head of the Catholic Church from 1914 until his death in January 1922. His ...
officially recognized the university's ecclesiastical status. On November 25, 1920, the Institute Toniolo received canonical recognition of the Cattolica, which was inaugurated in 1921.
See also
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Giuseppe Toniolo
Giuseppe Toniolo (7 March 1845 – 7 October 1918) was an Italian Roman Catholic economist, sociologist, and pioneer of Christian democracy. A leading political and social economist, Toniolo condemned both socialism and laissez-faire capitalism, ...
External links
Official website
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Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore