Antonianum

Pontifical University of Saint Anthony
Pontificia Università Antonianum
Latin: Pontificia Universitas Antonianum
EstablishedBuilt 1890
(Officially established in 1933)
Religious affiliation
Franciscans
RectorMary Melone, S.F.A.[1]
Location
Rome
,
Italy

41°53′21″N 12°30′15″E / 41.88917°N 12.50417°E / 41.88917; 12.50417
Websitewww.antonianum.eu
Antonianum is located in Rome
Antonianum
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The Antonianum, also known as the Pontifical University of Saint Anthony (Latin: Pontificia Universitas Antonianum, Italian: Pontificia Università Antonianum), and as Pontifical Athenaeum Antonianum,[2] is a Franciscan pontifical university in Rome named in honour of Anthony of Padua. It is located in the Rione Esquiline, a block north of the Basilica of St John Lateran, at Via Merulana 124, near the intersection of Via Labicana/Viale Manzoni and Via Merulana.

  1. ^ "Woman appointed rector of a Pontifical University for the first time ever". Vatican Insider. 3 July 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  2. ^ Remembering Father Michele Piccirillo, at ACOR Jordan, by Father Rosario Pierri, Dean of the Studium Biblicum Franciscanum, 7 October 2018.