The ''Marianum'' is a pontifical institute in Rome, Italy founded by

Gabriel Roschini Gabriel Maria Roschini, OSM (December 19, 1900 – September 12, 1977), was a Roman Catholic Italian priest and professor of Mariology, who published over 900 titles on the subject. During the pontificate of Pope Pius XII, he worked closely with ...

for the study of Mariology.

History

Background

The name ''Marianum'' itself goes back to Pope Boniface IX, who in 1398 granted the Servites the right to confer theological degrees. This college in Rome was closed in 1870 by the victorious Italian government, which took over the Papal States, Rome and many papal institutions. It opened again under the name ''Sant' Alessio Falconieri'' in 1895.

Present institute

In 1939, Servite priest

founded the journal ''Marianum'' and directed it for thirty years. In 1950, he also founded the Marianum Theological Faculty, which, on December 8, 1955, became a pontifical faculty by decree ''Coelesti Honorandae Reginae'' of the Sacred Congregation of Seminaries and Universities under the authority of

Pope Pius XII Pope Pius XII ( it, Pio XII), born Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli (; 2 March 18769 October 1958), was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 2 March 1939 until his death in October 1958. Before his e ...

. Roschini served as the rector. Since 1971, the pontifical institute has been open to lay persons.Publisher’s Notice in the Second Italian Edition (1986), reprinted in English Edition, Gabriel Roschini, O.S.M. (1989). ''The Virgin Mary in the Writings of

Maria Valtorta Maria Valtorta (14 March 1897 – 12 October 1961) was a Roman Catholic Italian writer and poet. She was a Franciscan tertiary and a lay member of the Servants of Mary who reported reputed personal conversations with, and dictations from, ...

'' (English Edition). Kolbe's Publication Inc.

Academics

The Marianum offers both a master's degree in Mariology (2-year academic program) and a doctorate in Mariology. This Mariological facility has a library with more than 85,000 volumes on Mariology and a number of magazines and journals that treat of theological and Mariological topics.

Notable alumni

Ngô Đình Lệ Quyên Ngô Đình Lệ Quyên (26 July 1959 – 16 April 2012), was a South Vietnamese-born Italian lawyer who served as Commissioner of Immigration for the city of Rome. Early life and education At the age of four, on November 2, 1963, after the Sout ...

- served as Commissioner of Immigration for the city of Rome.

References

External links

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