Pontifical Gregorian University
Pontifical university located in Rome, Italy
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The Pontifical Gregorian University (Italian: Pontificia Università Gregoriana), also known as the Gregorian or Gregoriana, is a private pontifical university in Rome, Italy. Gregorian’s alumni include 17 popes and 72 saints and beatified individuals.
The Gregorian originated as a part of the Roman College, founded in 1551 by Ignatius of Loyola, and included all grades of schooling. Its chairs of philosophy and theology received papal approval in 1556, making it the first institution founded by the Society of Jesus (Jesuits). In 1584, the Roman College was given a new home by Pope Gregory XIII, after whom it was renamed the Gregorian University.
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