The Palazzo di Sant'Apollinare is a building on Piazza di Sant'Apollinare 49, Rome. It is named for

Apollinaris of Ravenna Apollinaris of Ravenna (; , ''Apollinarios'', Late Latin: ''Apolenaris'') is a Syrian saint, whom the Roman Martyrology describes as "a bishop who, according to tradition, while spreading among the nations the unsearchable riches of Christ, led h ...

. The

palace A palace is a large residence, often serving as a royal residence or the home for a head of state or another high-ranking dignitary, such as a bishop or archbishop. The word is derived from the Latin name palātium, for Palatine Hill in Rome whi ...

(palazzo) is part of a large complex that has hosted a number of institutions, including

Basilica di Sant'Apollinare The Basilica di Sant'Apollinare alle Terme Neroniane-Alessandrine ("Basilica of Apollinaris of Ravenna, Saint Apollinaris at the Baths of Nero") is a titular church in Rome, Italy, dedicated to St Apollinaris of Ravenna, Apollinare, the first bi ...

, the

Collegium Germanicum et Hungaricum The ''Collegium Germanicum et Hungaricum'', or simply ''Collegium Germanicum'', is a German-speaking seminary for Catholic priests in Rome, founded in 1552. Since 1580 its full name has been ''Pontificium Collegium Germanicum et Hungaricum de Urb' ...

, the

Pontifical Roman Seminary The Pontifical Roman Major Seminary () is the major seminary of the Diocese of Rome. It is located at the Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran. Since 2017, the rector of the seminary has been Gabriele Faraghini, a priest of the Little Brothers of ...

, and the Pontifical Institute of Sant’Apollinare. The

Pontifical University of the Holy Cross Pontifical University of the Holy Cross (, ) is a Roman Catholic university under the Curial Congregation for Catholic Education, now entrusted to the Prelature of the Holy Cross and Opus Dei, or more commonly called Opus Dei. It was started i ...

is located in the Palazzo. Since its beginning in 1984, more than 7,000 students from 102 countries have passed through.

History

In 1574

Gregory XIII Pope Gregory XIII (, , born Ugo Boncompagni; 7 January 1502 – 10 April 1585) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 13 May 1572 to his death in April 1585. He is best known for commissioning and being the namesake ...

granted the building to the Jesuits for the German College. The Hungarian College was added in 1580 to create the

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and is located on Piazza di Sant'Apollinare near the famous

Palazzo Farnese Palazzo Farnese () or Farnese Palace is one of the most important High Renaissance palaces in Rome. Owned by the Italian Republic, it was given to the French government in 1936 for a period of 99 years, and currently serves as the French e ...

. After the suppression of the Jesuits in 1773 they were dispossed until 1824, when

Pope Leo XII Pope Leo XII (; born Annibale Francesco Clemente Melchiorre Girolamo Nicola della Genga; 2 August 1760 – 10 February 1829) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 28 September 1823 to his death in February 1829. ...

returned this building to the

Jesuits The Society of Jesus (; abbreviation: S.J. or SJ), also known as the Jesuit Order or the Jesuits ( ; ), is a religious order (Catholic), religious order of clerics regular of pontifical right for men in the Catholic Church headquartered in Rom ...

and transferred the seminary to the Palazzo di Sant'Apollinare; After the departure of the Jesuits in 1848 the seminary again removed to the Collegio Romano.Benigni, Umberto. "Roman Colleges." The Catholic Encyclopedia
Vol. 13. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1912. 12 January 2016

References

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