The Gregorian University is the only Jesuit University founded by St. Ignatius himself. St. Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits), founded the College in 1551, with financial patronage from St. Francis Borgia. St. Ignatius envisioned a “university of the nations, for...
1. The Biblicum cultivates and promotes the study of Sacred Scripture. Courses include languages (Greek, Hebrew, Biblical Aramaic, and other ancient languages); Archaeology, Geography, and Hermeneutics ; Structures, Forms and Literary Genres of the Bible; Methodologies for the Exegetical and Theological Study of the Old and...
The Institute was founded by Pope Benedict XV. Pope Benedict XV founded the Pontifical Oriental Institute for Eastern Christian Studies in 1917 with a mission to study, explain and make better known the life and tradition of the Eastern Churches. In 1928, Pope Pius XI...
