is a critical component of the Gregorian University Foundation, a non-profit organization created to provide financial support for the Pontifical Gregorian University, the Pontifical Biblical Institute and the Pontifical Oriental Institute. The funding raised by the Foundation supports educational opportunities for almost 3400 students, including seminarians, priests, women and men religious as well as lay people from 150 countries.
The 1551 Society was created specifically to provide funds for students’ tuition, housing and technology.
St. Ignatius of Loyola, together with a small group of Jesuits, founded the Gregorian University (known then as the Roman College) on February 23, 1551. The Gregorian’s mission continues to be to prepare the leaders for today and tomorrow’s Church but also to return trained individuals to build and expand local churches. St. Ignatius was convinced that the best way to restore the integrity and fidelity of the sixteenth century Church was through a well-educated and spiritually grounded clergy and laity. The Gregorian was the first Jesuit university and it remains the Church’s preeminent educational institution.
Since 1551, the Gregorian University has promoted excellence in preparing scholars, theologians, missionaries, bishops, cardinals and popes. Gregorian graduates have been and are uniquely prepared to minister to the Church and lead its people in the third millennium.
FOUNDERS CIRCLE
$15,551+
- Private, custom full-day itinerary visit in Rome organized by GUF staff (by request, at least two weeks in advance – subject to availability)
- Assistance in obtaining tickets for the Wednesday Papal Audience in Rome
+ ALL BENEFITS OF THE ROMAN COLLEGE CIRCLE
RECTORS CIRCLE
$1,551 – $4,999
- Invitation to the annual dinner in New York
- Special hotel rates at select hotels in Rome and Washington DC
+ ALL BENEFITS OF THE PATRONS CIRCLE
FRIENDS CIRCLE
$50 – $154
- A portion of the membership fee will go towards partial funding of a Pope Francis Scholarship, student tuition, housing or technology
- Subscription to GUF newsletter
- Remembered during Mass on the Feast of St. Ignatius of Loyola on July 31
ROMAN COLLEGE CIRCLE
$5,000 – $15,550
- Invitation to exclusive annual trip – prior trips have included Rome & the Holy Land
- Invitation to the annual dinner in NY
+ ALL BENEFITS OF THE RECTORS CIRCLE
PATRONS CIRCLE
$155.10- $1,550
- Invitations to scheduled events in NY, Washington DC and/or in your area
+ ALL BENEFITS OF THE FRIENDS CIRCLE
– ALUMNI ONLY –
COSTACURTA CIRCLE
membership amount is your class year
(i.e. $20.01 for Class of 2001….)
SAME BENEFITS AS PATRONS CIRCLE
