Anselmianum

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The Anselmianum, also known as the Pontifical Athenaeum of Saint Anselm (Italian: Pontificio Ateneo Sant'Anselmo; Latin: Pontificium Athenaeum Anselmianum) or simply Sant'Anselmo, is a pontifical university in Rome associated with the Benedictines. It offers courses in philosophy, theology, liturgy, monastic studies, languages, sacramental theology, and the history of theology.^[1]

The university was founded in its present form by Pope Leo XIII in 1887, created in honor of St. Anselm of Canterbury. An additional Pontifical Institute of Sacred Liturgy was canonically established by the Holy 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 the Abbot Primate of the Benedictine Confederation.^[3] Abbot Primate Jeremias 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 of Pannonhalma Archabbey in Hungary.^[5]

The president of the Pontifical Institute of Sacred Liturgy (Preside del Pontificio Istituto Liturgico) is Stefan Geiger, O.S.B., a Benedictine monk of Schäftlarn Abbey in Germany.^[6]

The University's library was established with gifts from various Benedictine congregations and the personal collections of Cardinal 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 of Saint John's Abbey, Collegeville.^[7]

• Anscar Chupungco – Benedictine monk
• Stanley Jaki – Benedictine monk
• Brian V. Johnstone – Redemptorist priest
• Wilton Daniel Gregory – Cardinal Archbishop of Washington
• Erik Varden – Trappist monk and Bishop-Prelate of the Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Trondheim
• Christopher J. Coyne – Bishop of Burlington
• Charles John Brown – Apostolic Nuncio to the Philippines
• Paul Augustin Mayer - Cardinal Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments
• Piero Marini - President of the Pontifical Committee for International Eucharistic Congresses
• Hernaldo Pinto Farias [pt] - Bishop of Bonfim
• Magnus Löhrer [de] - Benedictine monk
• Basil Studer [de] - Benedictine monk
• Adalbert de Vogüé [de] - Benedictine monk
• Jean Leclercq - Benedictine monk
• Anselm Stolz - Benedictine monk
• Cipriano Vagaggini [it] - Benedictine monk
• Salvatore Marsili [de] - Benedictine monk
• Ioan Casian Tunaru [ro] - Romanian Orthodox Church Bishop of Canada
• Diego Giovanni Ravelli, Master of Pontifical Liturgical Celebrations

• Official website

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