The Claretianum, officially the Claretian Pontifical Institute of the Theology of the Consecrated Life (; ), is an educational institute of the

Roman Catholic Church The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a ...

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founded by the

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. It is part of the

Pontifical Lateran University The Pontifical Lateran University ( it, Pontificia Università Lateranense; la, Pontificia Universitas Lateranensis), also known as Lateranum, is a pontifical university based in Rome. The university also hosts the central session of the Pont ...

as an institute specialising in the theology of the consecrated life. The institute began to function in 1959 as the ''Claritianum of Rome'' and was affiliated with the Lateran University in 1963. It was formally established on 6 June 1971 by the

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. In 2023,

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granted the institute the title of "Pontifical."Letter from Pope Francis granting the Pontifical title (original in italian)
/ref> The Institute offers courses for the study of

scripture Religious texts, including scripture, are texts which various religions consider to be of central importance to their religious tradition. They differ from literature by being a compilation or discussion of beliefs, mythologies, ritual pra ...

theology Theology is the systematic study of the nature of the divine and, more broadly, of religious belief. It is taught as an academic discipline, typically in universities and seminaries. It occupies itself with the unique content of analyzing the ...

, spirituality, ecclesial charisms, history, law and psychology.

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