| Latin:Pontificium Institutum Biblicum | |
| Founder | Pope Pius X |
|---|---|
| Established | 1909; 117 years ago (1909) |
| Mission | Biblical and Ancient Near Eastern Studies |
| Focus | Catholic,Jesuit |
| President | Peter Dubovský, S.J. |
| Rector | P. Mark A. Lewis, S.J. |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 41°53′56″N12°29′01″E / 41.8988°N 12.4836°E /41.8988; 12.4836 |
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| Website | biblico.it |
ThePontifical Biblical Institute (also known asBiblicum) is a research and postgraduate teaching institution specialised in biblical and ancient Near Eastern studies located inRome. Founded in 1909 byPope Pius X, it is aninstitution of theHoly See entrusted to theSociety of Jesus (Jesuits). Since 1927, the Institute has had a branch in the city ofJerusalem.
Along with thePontifical Oriental Institute, the Pontifical Biblical Institute was incorporated into thePontifical Gregorian University under a single rector when the new statutes of the Gregorian took effect on 19 May 2024.[1][2][3]
The Pontifical Biblical Institute, along with thePontifical Biblical Institute Library, was founded byPope Pius X in the apostolic letterVinea Electa in 1909 as a centre of advanced studies inHoly Scripture.[4] At first, the Institute prepared students for exams at thePontifical Biblical Commission. In 1916, it was licensed byPope Benedict XV to grant academic degrees in the name of the commission. In 1928, it was licensed byPope Pius XI to grant doctorates in affiliation with thePontifical Gregorian University, independently of the commission.[5]
A branch was opened inJerusalem byAlexis MallonSJ in 1927[6] and received the mummy ofIret-hor-iru as a gift from Jesuits in Alexandria in 1928.[7]
In 1932, the Oriental Faculty was founded.[citation needed]
All of its rectors have been Jesuit priests. Cardinal Bea is particularly noteworthy for having defended the university against charges ofModernism before theSecond Vatican Council.
Among the prominent alumni of the Biblicum, the following were elevated to theepiscopate and/or thecardinalate:
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