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TheAnselmianum, also known as thePontifical Athenaeum of Saint Anselm (Italian:Pontificio Ateneo Sant'Anselmo;Latin:Pontificium Athenaeum Anselmianum) or simplySant'Anselmo, is apontifical university inRome associated with theBenedictines. It offers courses inphilosophy,theology,liturgy,monastic studies,languages, sacramental theology, and the history of theology.[1]
The university was founded in its present form byPope Leo XIII in 1887, created in honor of St.Anselm of Canterbury. An additionalPontifical Institute of Sacred Liturgy was canonically established by theHoly See as a faculty of Sacred Liturgy in order to promote liturgical science through research and teaching. As such it is empowered to grant, in the name of the Pope, the unique academic degrees of License (SL.L.) and Doctorate (SL.D.) in Sacred Liturgy.[2]
The chancellor (gran cancelliere) of the Anselmianum is theAbbot Primate of theBenedictine Confederation.[3] Abbot PrimateJeremias Schröder was elected on Sept. 14, 2024.[4]
The rector (rettore magnifico) of the Anselmianum is Jákó Örs Fehérváry, O.S.B., a Benedictine monk ofPannonhalma Archabbey inHungary.[5]
The president of thePontifical Institute of Sacred Liturgy (Preside del Pontificio Istituto Liturgico) is Stefan Geiger, O.S.B., a Benedictine monk ofSchäftlarn Abbey inGermany.[6]
The University's library was established with gifts from various Benedictinecongregations and the personal collections ofCardinal Dusmet Gaetano Bernardino, and has since grown to become a substantial source of theological research material. The librarian is Brother Joseph Schneeweis, O.S.B., a Benedictine monk ofSaint John's Abbey, Collegeville.[7]
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